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cybercrime
[sahy-ber-krahym]
noun
criminal activity or a crime that involves the internet, a computer system, or computer technology.
identity theft, phishing, and other kinds of cybercrime.
cybercrime
/ ˈɪəˌɪ /
noun
the illegal use of computers and the internet
crime committed by means of computers or the internet
Other Word Forms
- cybercriminal noun
- ˌˈԲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cybercrime1
Example Sentences
Last week, software developer Rose Njeri - who created a tool to help people oppose a government finance bill - was charged with violating a cybercrime law.
Cyberattacks are a fact of life for organizations worldwide, whether straightforward cybercrime or politically motivated.
The government of Ivory Coast doesn’t extradite its own citizens, so those arrested will be prosecuted in their own country under Ivorian cybercrime statutes, according to the Justice Department.
In what might be one of the most “ were they thinking?” endorsement deals of all time, Norton enlisted the rapper in its fight against cybercrime.
The case is a grim reminder of the thriving criminal businesses that still entrap hundreds of thousands of people, forcing them in to cybercrime.
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