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phishing for information

phishing for information (phishing for information)

Idiom Cybersecurity

Signification

attempting to obtain sensitive information by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity

Essayer d'obtenir des informations sensibles en se faisant passer pour une entité fiable (essayer d'obtenir des informations sensibles en se faisant passer pour une entité fiable)

Phrases d'exemple

"He was phishing for information by pretending to be from the bank."

"Il faisait du phishing for information en prétendant venir de la banque." (il faisait du phishing for information en pretendant venir de la banque)

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to become friends quickly and easily

bloom where you are planted

to make the best of the situation you are in

live and learn

to accept a mistake as a lesson for the future

sit on the fence

to avoid making a decision or choice