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		derision on March 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launch HN: Riot (YC W20) – Phishing training for y... According to Wikipedia, the term phishing (or fishing) originated in the mid-1990s

jedberg on March 24, 2020 [–]

The term was coined in the 90s, but didn't get widespread usage until the mid-2000s. So yes, technically it had that name already, but no one used it then.

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