cyberweapon

English

Etymology

From cyber- +‎ weapon.

Noun

cyberweapon (plural cyberweapons)

1. Computer hardware or software used as a weapon in cyberwarfare.
   • 2000, Kevin Bowyer, Ethics and computing: living responsibly in a computerized world:

     Complex viruses that cripple communication networks and wartime operations are another cyberweapon.

   • 2001, Tim Crothers, Internet lockdown:

     There are also indications that worms evolving into a kind of cyberweapon. In a recent series of attacks between US and Chinese hackers, a worm was used.

   • 2005, Mark Sauter, James Jay Carafano, Homeland security:

     An offensive cyberweapon can be fashioned with a single, individual computer and a modem.