Watering Hole Attack

Definitions

1. An attack that compromises a website frequently visited by a target group, rather than attacking the targets directly. Like poisoning a watering hole instead of hunting each animal individually.

   In plain English: Hacking a website that your target frequently visits, so when they go there, they get infected automatically.

Related Terms

• Phishing
• Social Engineering
• Deep Web
• ICS Security
• Modbus Security
• OT Security
• Remote Attestation