(PAS.wurd trap)
n.
A program or Web site that uses a legitimate-looking interface to fool users into providing their passwords.
Earliest Citation:
Windows NT even forces users to press the Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination that reboots the system before logging on, just to make sure that the password dialog box that pops up is really Windows NT and not a nefarious password trap.
—Kevin Bachus, "Windows power play," Corporate Computing, January 1, 1993
—Kevin Bachus, "Windows power play," Corporate Computing, January 1, 1993
Related Words:
crimeware
dark-side hacker
distributed denial of service
fat finger dialing
man in the middle attack
packet sniffer
passthought
phishing
puddle phishing
script kiddie
shoulder surfing
spear-phishing
dark-side hacker
distributed denial of service
fat finger dialing
man in the middle attack
packet sniffer
passthought
phishing
puddle phishing
script kiddie
shoulder surfing
spear-phishing
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