Comments on: WordSpy: Dictionary of New Words http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wordspy-dictionary-of-new-words-and-phrases/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aibek http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wordspy-dictionary-of-new-words-and-phrases/#comment-94913 Aibek Mon, 11 May 2009 10:24:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=10692#comment-94913 yeah, i think phishing goes way back to 90's...although it went mainstream with web, mostly referring to the type of email spam yeah, i think phishing goes way back to 90′s…although it went mainstream with web, mostly referring to the type of email spam

]]> By: tim http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wordspy-dictionary-of-new-words-and-phrases/#comment-94838 tim Mon, 11 May 2009 02:40:40 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=10692#comment-94838 I just noticed "phishing" as being added in 2003. They were using that one in the days of dial-up, pay by the *timeframe* AOL! People would pretend to be employees and ask people for account info, I think as far back as mid-late 90's and it was being called phishing, I think. Someone correct my time frame if I'm wrong. Phishing's still being done today, just more sophisticated! I just noticed “phishing” as being added in 2003. They were using that one in the days of dial-up, pay by the *timeframe* AOL! People would pretend to be employees and ask people for account info, I think as far back as mid-late 90′s and it was being called phishing, I think. Someone correct my time frame if I’m wrong.

Phishing’s still being done today, just more sophisticated!

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