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What Is a Watering Hole Attack? | TecnetOne Glossary

Written by Tecnet One | Oct 19, 2026, 5:52:51 PM

In cybersecurity, a watering hole attack is one in which an attacker compromises a website that a specific group visits often, such as an industry association portal, in order to infect the devices of the people who visit it. Instead of chasing the victim, the attacker waits where the victim already browses, like a predator at a watering hole.

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