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- noun
Espionage carried out by means of theInternet or incyberspace .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And this month, the largest U.S. defense contractor, Lockheed, was subject to cyberespionage, apparently by someone using the stolen RSA data.
China's Cyberassault on America Richard Clarke 2011
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"NSA is pretty confident of their ability to attribute cyberespionage to this set of actors."
U.S. Homes In on China Spying Siobhan Gorman 2011
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The chief of U.S. counterintelligence in November issued a report describing China as the world's most active perpetrator of economic cyberespionage.
Lawmakers Urge Action on Hacking Siobhan Gorman 2011
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And this month, the largest U.S. defense contractor, Lockheed, was subject to cyberespionage, apparently by someone using the stolen RSA data.
China's Cyberassault on America Richard Clarke 2011
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The cybersecurity company McAfee Inc said in February that hackers who appeared to be based in China had conducted a "coordinated, covert and targeted" campaign of cyberespionage against five multinational energy firms since at least since 2009 and possibly since 2007.
Chinese State TV Alludes to U.S. Website Attacks Jeremy Page 2011
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Chinese officials regularly dispute U.S. allegations of cyberspying, saying they are the victims, not the perpetrators, of cybercrime and cyberespionage.
U.S. Homes In on China Spying Siobhan Gorman 2011
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In February, the computer security company McAfee Inc. said hackers who appeared to be based in China had conducted a "coordinated, covert and targeted" campaign of cyberespionage against five multinational energy firms since at least 2009.
China Hackers Seek to Rally Peers Against Cybertheft Owen Fletcher 2011
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Lawmakers have also become more vocal in calling out China for its widening campaign of cyberespionage.
U.S. Homes In on China Spying Siobhan Gorman 2011
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The U.S government doesn't have calculations of the economic losses due to economic cyberespionage.
China Singled Out for Cyberspying Siobhan Gorman 2011
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Cybercrimes, cyberespionage and cyberattacks can be done indirectly with the perpetrator's identity and location a secret.
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