cybertheft

English

Etymology

From cyber- +‎ theft.

Noun

cybertheft (countable and uncountable, plural cyberthefts)

1. Theft carried out by means of computer technology.
   • 2008, Markus Jakobsson, Zulfikar Ramzan, Crimeware: understanding new attacks and defenses:

     Security software firm McAfee estimates that cybertheft and vandalism cost the US economy $20 billion per year.

Related terms

• cyberthief

See also

• cybertrespass
• cybervandalism