cyberextortion
nounEtymology From cyber- + extortion.
1
Extortion by means of the Internet, such as with ransomware.
- Derived terms
- cyberextortionist
- Related terms
- cyberattack, cybercurrency, cyberdefense, cyberpower, cybersafety, cybersecurity, cyberspace, cyberterrorism, cyberwar, cyberwarfare