cybersleuth
cybersleuth noun: a cyberdetective.
Noun
cybersleuth (plural cybersleuths)
- A cyberdetective.
- For the cybersleuth, hunting evidence in the data tangle of the Internet, the problem is different.2009 May 12, John Markoff, “Tracking Cyberspies Through the Web Wilderness”, in New York Times
- When cybersleuths traced the millions of dollars American companies, hospitals and city governments have paid to online extortionists in ransom money, they made a telling discovery: At least some of it passed through one of the most prestigious business addresses in Moscow.2021 December 6, Andrew E. Kramer, “Companies Linked to Russian Ransomware Hide in Plain Sight”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of cybersleuth
| plural | cybersleuths |
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Origin of cybersleuth
From cyber- + sleuth.
Questions about cybersleuth
- What does cybersleuth mean?
- Cybersleuth means a cyberdetective.
- What part of speech is cybersleuth?
- Cybersleuth is a noun.
- What is the plural of cybersleuth?
- The plural of cybersleuth is cybersleuths.
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