evil maid attack
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the idea that a maid in a hotel might be able to carry out such an attack.
Noun[edit]
evil maid attack (plural evil maid attacks)
- (computer security) An attack on an unattended device, in which a person with physical access alters it in some undetectable way so that they can later secretly access it again.