cyberattack

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Etymology

From cyber- + attack.

Noun

cyberattack

1. An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.

Antonyms

• cyberdefense

Translations

• French: cyberattaque
• German: Cyberattacke, Cyberangriff
• Italian: cyberattacco
• Portuguese: ciberataque, ataque cibernético
• Russian: кѝбератака
• Spanish: ciberataque

Verb

cyberattack (cyberattacks, present participle cyberattacking; simple past and past participle cyberattacked)

1. To launch a cyberattack.

   Synonyms: hack

Translations

• Spanish: ciberatacar

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