cyberextortion

noun

Etymology

From cyber- + extortion.

  1. derived from extortiō
  2. derived from extorcion
  3. prefixed as cyberextortion — “cyber + extortion

Definitions

  1. Extortion by means of the Internet, such as with ransomware.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cyberextortion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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