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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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Treehouse Silicon Valley Sunnyvale, California Opening Q1 2025 The first U.S. property from the Treehouse Hotels brand, Treehouse Silicon Valley will be located about 15 minutes from San Jose International Airport and right in the middle of California’s techie capital.Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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While there are organizations working against common sense board reform on digital and cybersecurity governance, the hackers and boardroom leaders are winning and the status quo is losing — expensively.Bob Zukis, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The activist hacker group Anonymous aided Iranians in finding ways to bypass the restrictions nearly three years ago.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Blinken’s final tour Blinken, on the first stop of what will likely be his final trip as the top U.S. diplomat, met acting president Choi Sang-mok, a technocrat in office just over a week, as well as Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, who is not under threat of impeachment.Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 6 Jan. 2025
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Urban planners are not be confused with technocrats.Seydina Fall, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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While Steep and Cheap is usually a go-to for bargain-hunting gearheads, that’s especially true now.Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 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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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 18 Jan. 2025.
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