cybercrime JUST WRITTEN FOR YOU
/saɪˈbɜːkrɪm/ · cyber·crime
noun
- A crime committed using computer networks. The police are investigating a cybercrime that resulted in the theft of sensitive customer data.
- An individual crime of this kind. The cybercrime unit at the FBI is working to identify the perpetrator of the recent hacking incident.
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Did you know? The term 'cybercrime' was first used in the 1980s to describe a crime committed using a computer, but it wasn't until the 1990s that it became a widely recognized term in law enforcement and cybersecurity.