cybercrime

B2 Topic:Money & Finance

Freq #116637

Meanings

1

noun
Crime that is committed using computers and the Internet, such as stealing data or money.

Banks spend millions protecting their customers from cybercrime.
2

noun
A single crime of this kind.

The police investigated a cybercrime involving stolen credit card numbers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · crime that is committed... e-crime

2 noun · a single crime of this kind. e-crime

Word family

Related forms cryptocurrencycybercriminalcyberwarcyberwarfaredeepfake

Etymology

From cyber- + crime.

Topics

Money & Finance

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