"watering hole attack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: watering hole attacks [plural]
Etymology: The name is derived from predators in the natural world, who wait for an opportunity to attack their prey near watering holes. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=watering hole attack}} watering hole attack (plural watering hole attacks)
  1. (computing) A computer attack strategy, in which the victim is a particular group (organization, industry, or region), and the attacker guesses or observes which websites the group often uses and infects one or more of them with malware. Wikipedia link: watering hole attack Categories (topical): Computer security, Computing

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