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I was deeply involved in the fledgling anti-spam industry in the early 2000s, by way of the anti-virus industry, and it was not a common term then. Wikipedia gi
by peteretep 11y ago
I was deeply involved in the fledgling anti-spam industry in the early 2000s, by way of the anti-virus industry, and it was not a common term then. Wikipedia gives the first recorded use as '95, and that refers to it as "fishing", and as being AOL-specific.
- marpstar 11y agoI definitely remember old AOL "progz" referring to "fishing"/"phishing". "Phreaking" was a very popular term before that, which is where I'm guessing the f/ph replacement came from.