cyberhacking

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noun

computer hacking; the act of breaking into computer systems

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Meanings

nouncyberhacking (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputer hacking; the act of breaking into computer systems

    There are many well known examples of cyberhacking.

    2004, L. Jean Camp, Stephen Lewis, Economics of information security, page 95
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    White-collar crimes include cyberhacking and political espionage.

    1995, David James Clarke, Novell's CNE study guide for NetWare 4.1

    In many cases gangs use bribery, cyberhacking, and other methods to infiltrate police departments for information or intelligence.

    2009, Jennifer E. Sims, Burton L. Gerber, Vaults, mirrors, and masks: rediscovering U.S. counterintelligence

Origin

From cyber- + hacking.

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