How to Use phish in a Sentence
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And as long as attackers can still phish or steal a user’s password, much of the benefit of passkeys is undermined.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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When available, passkeys (face/fingerprint + device) beat passwords because there’s nothing useful for criminals to steal or phish.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Armed with both urgency and insider information, the attacker can phish other employees.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
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The warning follows a similar one issued by Germany in February, saying that unidentified hackers were trying to phish high-profile Signal users in German military and politics.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
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Investigators have since arrested at least three members of Scattered Spider, a group known to be made up of native English-language speakers who excel at social engineering tactics, including impersonating customer support to phish company employees.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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