: of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (such as the Internet)
the cyber marketplace
: computer : computer network
cyberspace
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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 26 June 2025
But that could change if the ceasefire between Iran and Israel collapses or if independent hacking groups supporting Iran make good on promises to wage their own digital conflict against the U.S., analysts and cyber experts say.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Months ago, as ABC News has previously reported, the FBI directed agents from around the country, many of them working on counterterrorism and cyber issues, to focus instead on helping DHS conduct immigration enforcement operations.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 June 2025
Last April, the U.S. sanctioned two Iranian companies and several individuals for allegedly working with the cyber unit of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to launch phishing and malware attacks on American organizations.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Adjective
The Bush administration deploys a cyber weapon called Stuxnet that sabotages the computers Iran uses in its nuclear program while making users believe everything is running as usual.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 26 June 2025
But that could change if the ceasefire between Iran and Israel collapses or if independent hacking groups supporting Iran make good on promises to wage their own digital conflict against the U.S., analysts and cyber experts say.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Months ago, as ABC News has previously reported, the FBI directed agents from around the country, many of them working on counterterrorism and cyber issues, to focus instead on helping DHS conduct immigration enforcement operations.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 June 2025
Last April, the U.S. sanctioned two Iranian companies and several individuals for allegedly working with the cyber unit of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to launch phishing and malware attacks on American organizations.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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“Cyber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyber. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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cyber
1 of 2 adjective
cy·ber
ˈsī-bər 
: relating to computers or computer networks
cyber-
2 of 2 combining form
: computer : computer network
cyberspace
Etymology
Combining form
cybernetic
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