watering hole attack

English

Etymology

The name is derived from predators in the natural world, who wait for an opportunity to attack their prey near watering holes.

Noun

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.