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phishing attack

Idiom Cybersecurity

Meaning

a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information by disguising as a trustworthy entity

Example Sentences

"Never click on suspicious links to avoid a phishing attack."

Related Expressions

third time lucky

succeeding after two failures

slip through the cracks

to be overlooked or missed in a system or process

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a balance between two conflicting or competing factors

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a single good deed or gesture to help others

raise the stakes

to increase the level of risk or difficulty

Out of sight, out of mind

People or things forgotten when not visible or present.