Meanings
nouncybertheft (countable and uncountable, plural cyberthefts)
plural cyberthefts
- countableuncountableTheft carried out by means of computer technology.
Security software firm McAfee estimates that cybertheft and vandalism cost the US economy $20 billion per year.
2008, Markus Jakobsson, Zulfikar Ramzan, Crimeware: understanding new attacks and defenses
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cybertheft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybertheft
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“cybertheft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybertheft. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cybertheft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybertheft.
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