cyberhacker

C3Y4B3E1R1H4A1C3K5E1R1

noun

A computer hacker; one who breaks into computer systems.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nouncyberhacker (plural cyberhackers)

plural cyberhackers

  1. datedA computer hacker; one who breaks into computer systems.

    On February 8, 2000, a cyberhacker attacked Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, CNN, and Buy.com, closing them for several hours.

    2002, William M. Evan, Mark Manion, Minding the machines: preventing technological disasters
    1 more example

    Another possible approach to internet security focusing on hardware rather than relying on encryption software is the idea of shielding machines themselves from cyberhackers who usually commit their misdeeds by invading user software.

    2003, Robert Guttmann, Cybercash: the coming era of electronic money, page 99

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: cyberhacker on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.