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cyberterrorist

American  
[sahy-ber-ter-er-ist] / ˈsaɪ bərˌtɛr ər ɪst /

noun

  • cyberterrorists
    plural
  1. a person who engages in cyberterrorism.


adjective

  1. relating to or involved in cyberterrorism.

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He also said that Assange was a cyberterrorist who spied on the staff and smeared feces on the walls.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2019

Squirrels have been more successful than any cyberterrorist.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2019

With his story of the muckraker and the cyberterrorist, Carey might have given us a provocative update on Janet Malcolm’s “The Journalist and the Murderer.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2015

Skyfall, which sees 007 attempting to defend MI6 from a cyberterrorist plot, also stars Javier Bardem as the villain, Silva, Judi Dench as M, plus Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2012

Skyfall, which sees 007 crisscrossing the globe as MI6 and M come under threat from a cyberterrorist plot, is one of the best-reviewed Bond films since the Sean Connery era.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2012

Tech companies warn that forcing them to provide one would make Internet users less safe, as such back doors could be exploited by hackers and cyberterrorists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2015

The chief threats are cyberterrorists and other nations; they seek to weaken our defenses and sow confusion and disorder.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2015

He’s suddenly recruited to help FBI and Chinese intelligence agents track and capture global cyberterrorists.

From Forbes ● Feb. 20, 2015

Current and former employees have filed class-action lawsuits, saying the company didn't do enough to prevent the cyberterrorists from penetrating the studio's networks and accessing personal records, including Social Security numbers, addresses and salaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2015

I will be bold enough to say that I believe this message was not the work of cyberterrorists.

From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2015

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