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) (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.