Cybercriminal
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A perpetrator of cybercrime.
"Password manager giant LastPass has confirmed that cybercriminals stole its customers’ encrypted password vaults, which store its customers’ passwords and other secrets, in a data breach earlier this year."
- 1 Relating to cybercrime. not-comparable
"When discussing statistical data associated with cybercriminal activity, there are many points to consider, the most salient being a natural extension of traditional criminal activity and by proxy a natural outcropping for organized criminal entities of various denominations."
Example
More examples"Password manager giant LastPass has confirmed that cybercriminals stole its customers’ encrypted password vaults, which store its customers’ passwords and other secrets, in a data breach earlier this year."
Etymology
From cyber- + criminal.
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