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An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cybercrime
To launch a cyberattack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: hack
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack English cyberattack From cyber- + attack.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
zibereraso
— attack over a computer network
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Catalan:
ciberatac
— attack over a computer network
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Chinese Cantonese:
網絡攻擊 /网络攻击
(mong5 lok3 gung1 gik1)
— attack over a computer network
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Chinese:
網路攻擊 /网路攻击
(bāng-lō͘ kong-kek)
— attack over a computer network
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Chinese Mandarin:
網絡攻擊 /网络攻击
(wǎngluò gōngjī)
— attack over a computer network
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Chinese Mandarin:
賽博攻擊 /赛博攻击
(sàibó gōngjī)
— attack over a computer network
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Czech:
kyberútok
— attack over a computer network
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Dutch:
cyberaanval
— attack over a computer network
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Finnish:
kyberhyökkäys
— attack over a computer network
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French:
cyberattaque
— attack over a computer network
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Galician:
ciberataque
— attack over a computer network
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Georgian:
კიბერთავდასხმა
(ḳibertavdasxma)
— attack over a computer network
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Georgian:
კიბერშეტევა
(ḳiberšeṭeva)
— attack over a computer network
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German:
Cyberattacke
— attack over a computer network
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German:
Cyberangriff
— attack over a computer network
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Greek:
κυβερνοεπίθεση
(kyvernoepíthesi)
— attack over a computer network
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Hindi:
साइबर अटैक
(sāibar aṭaik)
— attack over a computer network
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Hindi:
साइबर हमला
(sāibar hamlā)
— attack over a computer network
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Hindi:
साइबर आक्रमण
(sāibar ākramaṇ)
— attack over a computer network
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Hungarian:
kibertámadás
— attack over a computer network
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Indonesian:
serangan siber
— attack over a computer network
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Irish:
cibirionsaí
— attack over a computer network
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Italian:
cyberattacco
— attack over a computer network
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Japanese:
サイバー攻撃
(saibā kōgeki)
— attack over a computer network
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Kazakh:
кибершабуыл
(kiberşabuyl)
— attack over a computer network
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Korean:
사이버 공격
(saibeo gonggyeok)
— attack over a computer network
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Polish:
cyberatak
— attack over a computer network
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Portuguese:
ciberataque
— attack over a computer network
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Portuguese:
ataque cibernético
— attack over a computer network
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Romanian:
atac cibernetic
— attack over a computer network
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Russian:
кѝберата́ка
(kìberatáka)
— attack over a computer network
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Russian:
кѝбернападе́ние
(kìbernapadénije)
— attack over a computer network
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Spanish:
ciberataque
— attack over a computer network
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Swahili:
shambulio la kimtandao
— attack over a computer network
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Swahili:
shambulizi la kimtandao
— attack over a computer network
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Swedish:
cyberattack
— attack over a computer network
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Thai:
การโจมตีทางไซเบอร์
— attack over a computer network
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Turkish:
siber saldırı
— attack over a computer network
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Ukrainian:
кіберата́ка
(kiberatáka)
— attack over a computer network
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Finnish:
suorittaa kyberhyökkäys
— to launch a cyberattack
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Spanish:
ciberatacar
— to launch a cyberattack