cybercrime

or cy·ber crime

[ sahy-ber-krahym ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

criminal activity or a crime that involves the internet, a computer system, or computer technology:
identity theft, phishing, and other kinds of cybercrime.

cybercrime

/ ˈsaɪbəˌkraɪm /

First recorded in 1990–95; cyber- none + crime none

Foreign governments and organized cybercrime gangs that sell stolen accounts and credit cards in bulk are also possible culprits.

The cybercrime organization can access virtually ‘unlimited’ proceeds.

“In the place of guns and masks, this cybercrime organization used laptops and the Internet,” Lynch elaborated.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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