cyberattack en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsaɪ.bə.ɹəˌtæk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack English cyberattack From cyber- + attack.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.
In recent months, cyberattacks have also crippled police departments in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, as well as hospitals treating coronavirus patients in intrusions that involved criminal groups holding data hostage and seeking payments to unlock the data.
2021 June 2, Christina Goldbaum, William K. Rashbaum, “The M.T.A. Is Breached by Hackers as Cyberattacks Surge”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:He also points out that if the US does come under cyberattack, we may be powerless to stop the attack.
1996 July 1, Stephen Pizzo, “Information Superhighway Under Assault”, in Santa Rosa Press-Democrat:In the months before Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's arrival in Beijing on Monday, the Obama administration quietly held an extraordinary briefing for the Chinese military leadership on a subject officials have rarely discussed in public: The Pentagon's emerging doctrine for defending against cyberattacks against the United States – and for using its cybertechnology against adversaries, including the Chinese.
2014 April 6, David E. Sanger, “U.S. tries candor to assure China on cyberattacks”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyber attack | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cyberattacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cyber-attack | alternative | lexicographic |
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Relateds
cyberextortion · cyberterrorism · cyberwar · cyberwarfare · cyberpower · cybersecurity · cyberspace
Translations (39)
ru кѝберата́ка (attack over a computer network) · pl cyberatak (attack over a computer network) · pt ciberataque (attack over a computer network) · gl ciberataque (attack over a computer network) · th การโจมตีทางไซเบอร์ (attack over a computer network) · cmn 網絡攻擊 /网络攻击 (attack over a computer network) · sw shambulizi la kimtandao (attack over a computer network) · ko 사이버 공격 (attack over a computer network) · fi kyberhyökkäys (attack over a computer network) · sw shambulio la kimtandao (attack over a computer network) · ga cibirionsaí (attack over a computer network) · tr siber saldırı (attack over a computer network) · hu kibertámadás (attack over a computer network) · ro atac cibernetic (attack over a computer network) · hi साइबर हमला (attack over a computer network) · ka კიბერშეტევა (attack over a computer network) · cmn 賽博攻擊 /赛博攻击 (attack over a computer network) · id serangan siber (attack over a computer network) · sv cyberattack (attack over a computer network) · pt ataque cibernético (attack over a computer network) · hi साइबर अटैक (attack over a computer network) · fr cyberattaque (attack over a computer network) · kk кибершабуыл (attack over a computer network) · eu zibereraso (attack over a computer network) · hi साइबर आक्रमण (attack over a computer network) · it cyberattacco (attack over a computer network) · yue 網絡攻擊 /网络攻击 (attack over a computer network) · es ciberataque (attack over a computer network) · ja サイバー攻撃 (attack over a computer network) · el κυβερνοεπίθεση (attack over a computer network) · de Cyberangriff (attack over a computer network) · cs kyberútok (attack over a computer network) · nan-hbl 網路攻擊 /网路攻击 (attack over a computer network) · ru кѝбернападе́ние (attack over a computer network) · de Cyberattacke (attack over a computer network) · nl cyberaanval (attack over a computer network) · ca ciberatac (attack over a computer network) · uk кіберата́ка (attack over a computer network) · ka კიბერთავდასხმა (attack over a computer network)