Meanings
nouncyberespionage (uncountable)
- uncountableEspionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.
Major cyberpowers have engaged in cyberespionage on each other, and committed acts of disruption of information operations or degrading of stored information.
2014, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, page 45Synonyms: cyberspying
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEspionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 網絡間諜 /网络间谍
- 網絡間諜 /网络间谍 (wǎngluò jiàndié)espionage carried out by means of the Internet
Finnish verkkovakoilu
- verkkovakoiluespionage carried out by means of the Internet
French cyberespionnage
- cyberespionnageespionage carried out by means of the Internet
Portuguese ciberespionagem
- ciberespionagemespionage carried out by means of the Internet
Russian кибершпиона́ж
- кибершпиона́ж (kiberšpionáž)espionage carried out by means of the Internet
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cyberespionage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberespionage
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“cyberespionage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberespionage. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberespionage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberespionage.
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