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cyberattacks

/ˈsaɪbərətæks/

Meanings
verb
To launch a cyberattack

Examples :

"Hackers often cyberattack businesses to steal customer data. "
internet technology computing communication war military electronics

Related Words

Illustration steal

steal noun

/stiːl/

The act of stealing.

"The steal of the soccer ball from the park was upsetting to the team. "

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customer noun

/ˈkʌstəmə/ /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

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launch noun

/lɔːnt͡ʃ/ /lɔnt͡ʃ/

The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)

"The ship's launch was delayed because of high winds. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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hackers noun

/ˈhækərz/

One who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computer.

"The hackers at the coding club helped me fix my broken program. "

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businesses noun

/ˈbɪz.nɪ.sɪz/

A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

"Many small businesses in my town are struggling due to the rising cost of rent. "

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cyberattack noun

/ˈsaɪbərətæk/

An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying

"The hospital's records were stolen in a recent cyberattack. "

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data noun

/ˈdaetə/ /ˈdætə/ /ˈdeɪtə/

(plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.

"The data shows that students in the class scored an average of 80% on the test. "