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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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His sentiments were publicly supported by Elon Musk and David Sacks, high-profile techies with close ties to the Trump administration.—
Kate Rogers,
CNBC,
23 Oct. 2025
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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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After gaining control, the hackers set up inbox rules to delete Workday notifications, so the victims do not see alerts about changes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, hackers at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas presented research showing how to hack a Deckmate shuffler and use it to cheat.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The agreement says 15 nonpartisan technocrats will take over on an interim basis, but there's no timetable.—
NPR,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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The portrait that emerges from Kroll’s reporting is that of a man who is equal parts government technocrat, political operator and zealous iconoclast.—
Lisa Riordan Seville,
ProPublica,
17 Oct. 2025
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Its acceleration roars are music to the ears of any gearhead.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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The car that, in poster form, would eventually grace the walls of that generation’s adolescent gearheads was introduced as the ultimate commemoration of the marque’s 40th anniversary.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 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
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“Phisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phisher. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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