Cyber-attack

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cyberattack. alt-of, alternative

    "Train operator Northern has reassured passengers that their personal data has not been compromised after a cyber-attack paralysed new touch-screen ticket machines at all of its 420 stations."

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"Many hospitals in England have been hit by a cyber-attack."

Etymology

From cyber- + attack.

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