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cyberattack

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsaɪ.bə.ɹəˌtæk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

2

verb

Meaning 2

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

History

Etymology

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.

  • Basque: zibereraso — attack over a computer network
  • Catalan: ciberatac — attack over a computer network
  • Chinese Cantonese: 網絡攻擊 /网络攻击 (mong5 lok3 gung1 gik1) — attack over a computer network
  • Chinese: 網路攻擊 /网路攻击 (bāng-lō͘ kong-kek) — attack over a computer network
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網絡攻擊 /网络攻击 (wǎngluò gōngjī) — attack over a computer network
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽博攻擊 /赛博攻击 (sàibó gōngjī) — attack over a computer network
  • Czech: kyberútok — attack over a computer network
  • Dutch: cyberaanval — attack over a computer network
  • Finnish: kyberhyökkäys — attack over a computer network
  • French: cyberattaque — attack over a computer network
  • Galician: ciberataque — attack over a computer network
  • Georgian: კიბერთავდასხმა (ḳibertavdasxma) — attack over a computer network
  • Georgian: კიბერშეტევა (ḳiberšeṭeva) — attack over a computer network
  • German: Cyberattacke — attack over a computer network
  • German: Cyberangriff — attack over a computer network
  • Greek: κυβερνοεπίθεση (kyvernoepíthesi) — attack over a computer network
  • Hindi: साइबर अटैक (sāibar aṭaik) — attack over a computer network
  • Hindi: साइबर हमला (sāibar hamlā) — attack over a computer network
  • Hindi: साइबर आक्रमण (sāibar ākramaṇ) — attack over a computer network
  • Hungarian: kibertámadás — attack over a computer network
  • Indonesian: serangan siber — attack over a computer network
  • Irish: cibirionsaí — attack over a computer network
  • Italian: cyberattacco — attack over a computer network
  • Japanese: サイバー攻撃 (saibā kōgeki) — attack over a computer network
  • Kazakh: кибершабуыл (kiberşabuyl) — attack over a computer network
  • Korean: 사이버 공격 (saibeo gonggyeok) — attack over a computer network
  • Polish: cyberatak — attack over a computer network
  • Portuguese: ciberataque — attack over a computer network
  • Portuguese: ataque cibernético — attack over a computer network
  • Romanian: atac cibernetic — attack over a computer network
  • Russian: кѝберата́ка (kìberatáka) — attack over a computer network
  • Russian: кѝбернападе́ние (kìbernapadénije) — attack over a computer network
  • Spanish: ciberataque — attack over a computer network
  • Swahili: shambulio la kimtandao — attack over a computer network
  • Swahili: shambulizi la kimtandao — attack over a computer network
  • Swedish: cyberattack — attack over a computer network
  • Thai: การโจมตีทางไซเบอร์ — attack over a computer network
  • Turkish: siber saldırı — attack over a computer network
  • Ukrainian: кіберата́ка (kiberatáka) — attack over a computer network
  • Finnish: suorittaa kyberhyökkäys — to launch a cyberattack
  • Spanish: ciberatacar — to launch a cyberattack