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cyberhacker

cyberhacker noun: a computer hacker; one who breaks into computer systems.

Noun

cyberhacker (plural cyberhackers)

  1. (dated) A computer hacker; one who breaks into computer systems.
    • On February 8, 2000, a cyberhacker attacked Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, CNN, and Buy.com, closing them for several hours.2002, William M. Evan, Mark Manion, Minding the machines: preventing technological disasters
    • Another possible approach to internet security focusing on hardware rather than relying on encryption software is the idea of shielding machines themselves from cyberhackers who usually commit their misdeeds by invading user software.2003, Robert Guttmann, Cybercash: the coming era of electronic money, page 99

Forms of cyberhacker

pluralcyberhackers

Origin of cyberhacker

From cyber- + hacker.

Questions about cyberhacker

What does cyberhacker mean?
Cyberhacker means a computer hacker; one who breaks into computer systems.
What part of speech is cyberhacker?
Cyberhacker is a noun.
What is the plural of cyberhacker?
The plural of cyberhacker is cyberhackers.

Words near cyberhacker in the dictionary

  1. cybergroomer
  2. cybergroomers
  3. cybergrooming
  4. cybergroup
  5. cybergroups
  6. cyberhacker
  7. cyberhackers
  8. cyberhacking
  9. cyberharass
  10. cyberharassed
  11. cyberharasser

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