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Recent Examples of phisher
Microsoft To ensure that the TOTP is entered within the time limit (usually about 30 seconds), the phishers use bots based on Telegram or other real-time messengers that automatically enter credentials quickly.
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
Since the phishers logging in to the employee account are miles or continents away from the authenticating device, the 2FA fails.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
This means that a phisher online can't simply trick someone into handing over their password, or even a password plus a second-factor code, to break into a digital account.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022
The most important defense is remaining humble and not falling into the mindset that we would never get pulled in by a phisher.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
Since the phishers logging in to the employee account are miles or continents away from the authenticating device, the 2FA fails.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
This means that a phisher online can't simply trick someone into handing over their password, or even a password plus a second-factor code, to break into a digital account.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022
The most important defense is remaining humble and not falling into the mindset that we would never get pulled in by a phisher.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phisher
Noun
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Both, along with Terry’s unstable but techie smart ex-husband (Guy Pearce, getting all twitchy) are still grieving Becca (also played by Kruger), who died of cancer.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some techies who supported Trump in the campaign have taken to social media to defend their positions.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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Older, unsupported operating systems are more vulnerable to hacker attacks while the newest systems running the latest builds have the most recent protections against these incidents.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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This greatly raises the risk that he could’ve been successfully targeted by enterprising hackers from North Korea, China, Russia or elsewhere.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He’s been able to sell himself as a no-nonsense technocrat who knows how to steer a crisis.—
Sara Miller Llana,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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Canada’s ruling Liberal party picked Mark Carney — a former central bank governor known as a competent technocrat — as its new leader.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
9 Mar. 2025
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While electric vehicles may be all the buzz at recent shows, there will be multiple exciting nameplates on display that appeal to the average gearhead who wants nothing to do with an EV.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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For Harper’s, Kushner chronicles his adolescent gearhead flowering, as well as their time spent with the National Hot Rod Association—traveling from race to race, speaking with drivers, and basking in the fumes of cameraderie and funny cars.—
Peter Rubin,
Longreads,
18 Nov. 2024
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After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, Franklin picks up a mysterious ring that Burrell has dropped and soon discovers the ring allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
22 May 2022
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People use the terms gearhead, geek, technocrat, and technophile interchangeably.—
Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
14 Apr. 2022
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“Phisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phisher. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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