"cyberattack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyberattacks [plural]
Etymology: From cyber- + attack. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|attack}} cyber- + attack Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cyberattack (countable and uncountable, plural cyberattacks)
  1. An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer security, Internet Related terms: cyberextortion, cyberpower, cybersecurity, cyberspace, cyberterrorism, cyberwar, cyberwarfare Translations (attack over a computer network): zibereraso (Basque), ciberatac [masculine] (Catalan), 網路攻擊 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 网路攻击 (bāng-lō͘ kong-kek) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 網絡攻擊 (Chinese Cantonese), 网络攻击 (mong⁵ lok³ gung¹ gik¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 網絡攻擊 (Chinese Mandarin), 网络攻击 (wǎngluò gōngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 賽博攻擊 (Chinese Mandarin), 赛博攻击 (sàibó gōngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), kyberútok [masculine] (Czech), cyberaanval [masculine] (Dutch), kyberhyökkäys (Finnish), cyberattaque [feminine] (French), ciberataque [masculine] (Galician), კიბერთავდასხმა (ḳibertavdasxma) (Georgian), კიბერშეტევა (ḳiberšeṭeva) (Georgian), Cyberattacke [feminine] (German), Cyberangriff [masculine] (German), κυβερνοεπίθεση (kyvernoepíthesi) [feminine] (Greek), साइबर अटैक (sāibar aṭaik) [masculine] (Hindi), साइबर हमला (sāibar hamlā) [masculine] (Hindi), साइबर आक्रमण (sāibar ākramaṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), kibertámadás (Hungarian), cibirionsaí [masculine] (Irish), cyberattacco [masculine] (Italian), サイバー攻撃 (saibā kōgeki) (Japanese), кибершабуыл (kiberşabuyl) (Kazakh), cyberatak [masculine] (Polish), ciberataque [masculine] (Portuguese), ataque cibernético [masculine] (Portuguese), atac cibernetic [neuter] (Romanian), кѝберата́ка (kìberatáka) [feminine] (Russian), кѝбернападе́ние (kìbernapadénije) [feminine] (Russian), ciberataque [masculine] (Spanish), shambulio la kimtandao (Swahili), shambulizi la kimtandao (Swahili), cyberattack [common-gender] (Swedish), siber saldırı (Turkish), кіберата́ка (kiberatáka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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Synonyms: cyber attack, cyber-attack

Verb

Forms: cyberattacks [present, singular, third-person], cyberattacking [participle, present], cyberattacked [participle, past], cyberattacked [past]
Etymology: From cyber- + attack. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|attack}} cyber- + attack Head templates: {{en-verb}} cyberattack (third-person singular simple present cyberattacks, present participle cyberattacking, simple past and past participle cyberattacked)
  1. To launch a cyberattack. Synonyms: hack Derived forms: cyberattacker Translations (to launch a cyberattack): suorittaa kyberhyökkäys (Finnish), ciberatacar (Spanish)
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Synonyms: cyber attack, cyber-attack

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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