cybercrime
Crime committed using computer networksCrime committed using computer networks.
» Damien didn't give up crime, he just got into cybercrime.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Crime committed using computer networks.
Cyberkriminalität
киберпресту́пностьkiberprestúpnostʹ
crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs
(countable)An individual crime of this kind.
Cyberverbrechen
киберпреступле́ниеkiberprestuplénije
Examples
7 sentencesDamien didn't give up crime, he just got into cybercrime.
I don't know if you realise this, but you're committing a cybercrime.
Once upon a time, cybercrime was a concept found only in science-fiction novels.
Cybercrime has exploded, with mounting reports of an increase in ransomware attacks.
Phishing is a cybercrime.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Forms
plural: cybercrimes| Singular | cybercrime |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable