Cyber-dependent

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a crime: committed by means of a computer, and impossible to commit without one. not-comparable

    "DDOS attacks and ransomware are cyber-dependent crimes."

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"DDOS attacks and ransomware are cyber-dependent crimes."

Etymology

From cyber- + dependent.

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