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id: "smishing"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "smishing"
language: "en"
category: "Security and abuse"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# smishing

Phishing by text message. The message, often about a parcel, a road toll or a bank alert, carries a link to a fake site on a domain registered for the scam. Campaigns use up many cheap domains quickly, which is why smishing shows up in reports about abuse at registrars and registries.

## related terms

- [phishing](https://tldlog.com/glossary/phishing/)
- [bulk registration abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/bulk-registration/)
- [NRD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/nrd/)
- [lookalike domain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/lookalike-domain/)
- [DNS abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-abuse/)