cybercrook

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English

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Etymology

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From cyber- +‎ crook.

Noun

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cybercrook (plural cybercrooks)

  1. A cybercriminal.
    • 2001, Duncan Grey, The Internet in School:
      It is widely recognized that you are far more likely to be swindled by a waiter at a restaurant than an evil cybercrook.
    • 2005, Hedieh Nasheri, Economic Espionage and Industrial Spying:
      The cybercrook has realized that stealing the next version of the Coca-Cola recipe or Windows software is worth more than a $10 million heist.