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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
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Here, a cheat sheet on the techies working with Trump.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Looking for a gift idea for the techie or student on your list?StackCommerce Team (Sponsored), PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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An Ascension spokesperson did not respond to questions sent by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Thursday asking whether the health system paid a ransom and what its investigation found about the identity of the hackers.Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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At the other end of the scale, according to Orange’s research, residential proxy networks have broadly been used for cyber espionage by Russian hackers, in social engineering efforts, as part of DDoS attacks, phishing, botnets, and more.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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This has been allowed to occur because a small cabal of technocrats control the price of money.Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Many investors and insiders insist that Trump’s more extreme threats regarding deportation, trade, China, and the Federal Reserve are actually wise strategies for gaining leverage over foreign actors, technocrats at home, or a potential Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2024
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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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Resident best American screen teen Hailee Steinfeld plays Charlie Watson, an 18-year-old gearhead who just wants a car of her own — and who misses her deceased father terribly.Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 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 Jan. 2025.
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