cybercrime

• Arabic: الجريمة الإلكترونية
• Chinese (Mandarin): 网络犯罪
• French: cybercriminalité
• German: Cyberkriminalität
• Hindi: साइबर अपराध
• Japanese: サイバー犯罪
• Korean: 사이버 범죄
• Polish: cyberprzestępczość
• Portuguese: cibercrime
• Russian: киберпреступление
• Spanish: ciberdelito / delito cibernético
• Thai: อาชญากรรมทางไซเบอร์
• Turkish: siber suç
• Vietnamese: tội phạm mạng

Abstract Noun: "Cybercrime" is an abstract noun because it refers to criminal activities conducted via computers or the internet. It represents unlawful behaviour in a digital context — not a tangible thing.

It is uncountable when referring to the general category: “Governments are increasing efforts to combat cybercrime.”

It can be countable when referencing specific instances or types: "The report details several cybercrimes, including identity theft and hacking.”

Formed from cyber- (relating to computers or information technology, from Greek kybernetes = “steersman”) + crime (from Latin crimen).

• Criminal activity that involves a computer, network, or the internet.
• Illegal acts committed using digital technologies, including hacking, identity theft, and online fraud.
• Any offence where digital systems are the primary medium or target.

• Cybersecurity teams are working to prevent cybercrime across financial sectors.
• Cybercrime has become one of the fastest-growing threats globally.
• The hacker was charged with multiple counts of cybercrime, including ransomware attacks.