cyber-attack

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

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Meanings

nouncyber-attack (plural cyber-attacks)

plural cyber-attacks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cyberattack.

    Train operator Northern has reassured passengers that their personal data has not been compromised after a cyber-attack paralysed new touch-screen ticket machines at all of its 420 stations.

    2021 August 11, “Network News: Cyber-attack wipes out Northern's new ticket machines”, in RAIL, number 937, page 11

Origin

From cyber- + attack.

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APA

cyber-attack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-attack

MLA

“cyber-attack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-attack. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyber-attack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-attack.

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