cyber-dependent

adjective

Of a crime: committed by means of a computer, and impossible to commit without one.

“DDOS attacks and ransomware are cyber-dependent crimes.”

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Meanings

adjectivecyber-dependent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a crime: committed by means of a computer, and impossible to commit without one.

    DDOS attacks and ransomware are cyber-dependent crimes.

Origin

From cyber- + dependent.

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APA

cyber-dependent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-dependent

MLA

“cyber-dependent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-dependent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyber-dependent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-dependent.

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