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Theft carried out by means of computer technology.
Security software firm McAfee estimates that cybertheft and vandalism cost the US economy $20 billion per year.
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theft — /theft/, n. 1. the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny. 2. an instance of this. 3. Archaic. something stolen. [bef. 900; ME; OE thefth, theofth; see THIEF, TH1; c. ON thyfth … Universalium
cyberthief — noun One who carries out cybertheft. The FBI says if it had one tip to share to help catch cyberthieves, it would be to make certain your computers internal clock is synchronized to national standards, because that helps agents trace a thiefs… … Wiktionary
