Cyberextortion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Extortion by means of the Internet, such as with ransomware. uncountable

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"In what is believed to be the largest attack of its kind ever recorded, a cyberextortion attack struck in dozens of countries Friday, locking up computers and holding users’ files for ransom at dozens of hospitals, companies and government agencies."

Etymology

From cyber- + extortion.

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