Home › Words › C › cyberoffensecyberoffensecyberoffense means A criminal offense committed by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.EtymologyFrom cyber- + offense.nounA criminal offense committed by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cyberoffensive 78% match — A military offensive carried out by computer network, as part of cyberwarfare. vs cyberoffense →cyberact 73% match — An act committed by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often illegally. vs cyberoffense →cyberthreat 71% match — A threat posed by means of the Internet or cyberspace. vs cyberoffense →cybercrime 70% match — Crime committed using computer networks. vs cyberoffense →cyberespionage 70% match — Espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace. vs cyberoffense →cyberincident 70% match — An incident, such as a cyberattack, taking place in cyberspace or on the Internet. vs cyberoffense →cyberoperation 69% match — An operation (e.g. military or espionage) that is carried out in cyberspace. vs cyberoffense →cyberlibel 69% match — The act or crime of making a defamatory statement (libel) about someone on the Internet; such a statement. vs cyberoffense →