cyberterrorism

noun

cy·​ber·​ter·​ror·​ism ˈsī-bər-ˌter-ər-ˌi-zəm 

: terrorist activities intended to damage or disrupt vital computer systems

Examples of cyberterrorism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These examples highlight the troubling reach of cyberterrorism. —Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025

Homeland tackled national and global cyberterrorism, including the hacking of elections, but the series never encountered a zero-day attack. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025

Despite the personal, professional, and national consequences at stake, Mullen chooses to publicly divulge the identities of everyone who was behind the deadly Zero Day cyberterrorism attack that's shaken America to its core. —Megan McCluskey, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025

Click Here: With a focus on cybersecurity, this podcast unravels tales of hacking, misinformation, cyberterrorism, and more, with interviews and insight from experts in episodes that usually come in under half an hour. —Simon Hill, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024

Undermining Bipartisanship In Cybersecurity As demonstrated by the New Orleans attack, there is a pressing need for a sharper focus on combating cyberterrorism and radicalization rather than engaging in political brinkmanship. —Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

More than 58 percent of respondents reported being afraid or very afraid of cyberterrorism—an increase of more than 9 percentage points from last year—while 52.7 percent were scared of a terrorist attack. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024

Corrupt government officials, cyberterrorism and loved ones becoming seriously ill or dying. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024

For one, there were no significant physical damages, such as explosions at power plants, dams bursting, or fires caused by overheating equipment, which are becoming a bigger cyberterrorism risk. —Kevin Williams, CNBC, 24 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cyberterrorism

• absolutism
• adventurism
• aestheticism
• africanism
• agnosticism
• alcoholism
• anabolism
• anachronism
• anglicanism
• antagonism
• arianism
• asceticism

Legal Definition

cyberterrorism

noun

cy·​ber·​ter·​ror·​ism ˈsī-bər-ˌter-ər-ˌi-zəm 

: terrorist activities intended to damage or disrupt vital computer systems

cyberterrorist

-ˌter-ər-ist

noun