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cybercriminal en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English criminal English cybercriminal From cyber- + criminal.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to cybercrime.
   • 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. 2011, Will Gragido, John Pirc, Cybercrime and Espionage: An Analysis of Subversive Multi-Vector Threats, Newnes, →ISBN, page 9:

cybercriminal en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English criminal English cybercriminal From cyber- + criminal.

Meanings

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. 2022 December 22, Zack Whittaker, “LastPass says hackers stole customers' password vaults”, in TechCrunch:

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ru киберпреступник (perpetrator of cybercrime) · ga cibearchoirpeach (perpetrator of cybercrime) · nl cybercrimineel (perpetrator of cybercrime) · eu zibergaizkile (perpetrator of cybercrime) · kk киберқылмыскер (perpetrator of cybercrime) · pl cyberprzestępca (perpetrator of cybercrime) · fr cybercriminel (perpetrator of cybercrime) · fi kyberrikollinen (perpetrator of cybercrime) · ka კიბერდამნაშავე (perpetrator of cybercrime)