evade detection
idiom
: to avoid being found out or discovered
His criminal activities somehow evaded detection.
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Meanwhile, vendors on these illicit exchanges tend to accept payments only in cryptocurrency in attempts to remain anonymous, obscure proceeds and evade detection.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
As security awareness increases, attackers adapt their methods, leveraging emerging technologies and exploiting human behavior in new and different ways to evade detection.
—Mike Britton, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
However, the webcam file was likely named as such in an attempt to evade detection.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
Scammers also use cross-platform operations to evade detection and bans by social media platforms.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
As security awareness increases, attackers adapt their methods, leveraging emerging technologies and exploiting human behavior in new and different ways to evade detection.
—Mike Britton, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
However, the webcam file was likely named as such in an attempt to evade detection.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
Scammers also use cross-platform operations to evade detection and bans by social media platforms.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Evade detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade%20detection. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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