cyberweapon

plural cyberweapons

1. Computer hardware or software used as a weapon in cyberwarfare.

   An offensive cyberweapon can be fashioned with a single, individual computer and a modem.

   2005, Mark Sauter, James Jay Carafano, Homeland security

   2 more examples

   Complex viruses that cripple communication networks and wartime operations are another cyberweapon.

   2000, Kevin Bowyer, Ethics and computing: living responsibly in a computerized world

   There are also indications that worms evolving into a kind of cyberweapon. In a recent series of attacks between US and Chinese hackers, a worm was used.

   2001, Tim Crothers, Internet lockdown