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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
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The result is a scathing takedown that will find techies throughout the Valley looking over their shoulders and speculating on who is who amongst the show’s motley collection of fictional backstabbers obsessed with growing their profit margin and amassing wealth and power.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Those intelligence agents and techies also failed to identify the U.S. coming in.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic says that a slower, more cautious approach is needed to slow the arms race ignited by AI in the hands of hackers.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The technocrats, many of whom are career officials from the Palestinian Authority that governs parts of the occupied West Bank, have instead spent their time in meetings, making policy plans for their eventual return to the Gaza Strip and its mounting humanitarian challenges.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Although he was known for repressive moves as National Police chief in the early 2000s, Qalibaf later enjoyed a reputation as a technocrat who hobnobbed with the likes of Gavin Newsom at Davos during his long tenure as mayor of Tehran.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space.—
Alexa St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Now with 75 more horsepower than before, the 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX is a beast of a truck geared for gearheads.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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On its own, the G2 only offers enough changes to justify that technophile urge if the Conversate AI feature appeals to you.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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“Phisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phisher. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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