Cybercrime

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Crime committed using computer networks. uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    An individual crime of this kind. countable

Synonyms

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e-crimee crime

Example

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"The European Union's 2019 cybercrime report said the number of online attacks is going down but criminals are targeting more data and profits."

Etymology

From cyber- + crime.

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