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  • noun One who carries out cybertheft.

Etymologies

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cyber- +‎ thief

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Examples

  • It's Kevin Mitnick, America's most wanted cyberthief, a computer programmer "run amok" who for years has befuddled the law's best efforts to catch him.

    Is This Hacker Evil Or Merely Misunderstood? 2008

  • Majia, a soft-spoken college graduate in his early 20s, is a cyberthief.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • Majia, a soft-spoken college graduate in his early 20s, is a cyberthief.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • Majia, a soft-spoken college graduate in his early 20s, is a cyberthief.

    NYT > Global Home 2010

  • Majia, a soft-spoken college graduate in his early 20s, is a cyberthief.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • Majia, a soft-spoken college graduate in his early 20s, is a cyberthief.

    International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2010

  • MIAMI - Albert Gonzalez, the Miami cyberthief and former government informant who broke records last year in the largest credit card fraud case in U.S.

    WN.com - Business News 2009

  • Miami cyberthief and former government informant who broke records last year in the largest credit card fraud case in U.S.

    WN.com - Business News 2009

  • MIAMI - Albert Gonzalez, the Miami cyberthief and former government informant who broke records last year in the largest credit card fraud case in U.S.

    WN.com - Business News 2009

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