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Cyberattack (noun) means an attack on a computer system, often carried out over the internet, sometimes to spy on someone.

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An attack on a computer system, often carried out over the internet, sometimes to spy on someone.
"He also points out that if the US does come under cyberattack, we may be powerless to stop the attack." — Stephen Pizzo, Information Superhighway Under Assault (1996)
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"cyberattack" (noun) means an attack on a computer system, often carried out over the internet, sometimes to spy on someone.
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