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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
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
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phisher
Noun
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The idea of simply putting data centers in orbit is not limited to the offhand musings of techies or the deeper thought of academics.—
Sophie Hurwitz,
Wired News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Tempus workforce is a melange of techies, scientists, oncologists and pathologists, all blended together with the same goal: using AI to better treat cancer.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even if hackers get your password from a phishing attack, MFA adds an extra lock to your accounts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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With access to face photos, birth dates, addresses, and other information belonging to potentially millions of people, hackers stand to benefit the most from the move to require photo IDs as a condition for using a site.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What happens with this international group that's going to come in and create a governance structure, an international governance structure led by technocrats, Palestinian technocrats, etc?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Hamas referred only to a part of the proposal that described Gaza’s future governance by a group of Palestinian technocrats.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Dream Cruise encompasses a 16-mile stretch of roadway through nine participating Oakland County communities just outside of Detroit, and draws gearheads, nostalgia-seekers and casual fans from far and wide.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Dream Cruise encompasses a 16-mile stretch of roadway through nine participating Oakland County communities, and draws gearheads, nostalgia-seekers and casual fans from far and wide.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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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
Cite this Entry
“Phisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phisher. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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