cybercrime

B2
noun Freq #116637

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs

  2. 2
    noun

    Crime committed using computer networks.

  3. 3
    noun

    An individual crime of this kind.

Etymology

From cyber- + crime.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · crime committed using... e-crime
3 noun · an individual crime of this... e-crime
Word family
Related forms cryptocurrencycybercriminalcyberwarcyberwarfaredeepfake

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