cyberespionage

Etymology

From cyber- + espionage.

cyberespionage means espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.“Major cyberpowers have engaged in cyberespionage on each other, and committed acts of disruption of information operations or degrading of stored information.”