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Recent Examples of honeypot
Google Chrome has proven a particularly enticing honeypot for cybercriminals looking to trick Android users into downloading malware.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Yes, there’s the obvious danger of combining barreling down the highway with Fortnite, but experts are also warning that the games pose another risk as a honeypot for hackers.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
Windows remains a honeypot for cyber attacks and security vulnerabilities, for half or more of its user base to be off support is simply unthinkable.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Any event of this magnitude is a honeypot to bad actors, who know there will be plenty of users out there itching to tap or point and click at a solution for their missing fixes.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Yes, there’s the obvious danger of combining barreling down the highway with Fortnite, but experts are also warning that the games pose another risk as a honeypot for hackers.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
Windows remains a honeypot for cyber attacks and security vulnerabilities, for half or more of its user base to be off support is simply unthinkable.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Any event of this magnitude is a honeypot to bad actors, who know there will be plenty of users out there itching to tap or point and click at a solution for their missing fixes.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honeypot
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But experts say the dip could be because the bonanza of deals was extended to four days this year, meaning consumers are less rushed to make purchases.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Amazon and Walmart’s annual discount bonanzas start today, but the retail giants are battling the White House as much as each other.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The administration’s efforts to stop this gravy train threaten the climate house of cards built up for decades.—
Peter Murphy,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2025
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This just-okay kids’ film — the sort trying to capitalize on the Harry Potter gravy train way after the fact — is set in the 1950s as a boy, Lewis (Owen Vaccaro), is sent to live with his eccentric uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) after his parents’ tragic death.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Neither has a badge with quite the cache of Volvo, though.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, said on Wednesday that the Federal Security Service discovered a Ukrainian cache of explosive devices in the east of the country containing chloropicrin.—
Anthony Deutsch,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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If your skin-care stash could use a little refresh, these Prime Day deals are the perfect excuse.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
8 July 2025
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Save your holiday fabric scraps, or just choose festive colors from your existing stash, and turn them into ornaments.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 July 2025
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“Honeypot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honeypot. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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