A Cyber Attack (or Cyberattack) is any type of illegal attempt to harm computer systems or the information using the internet that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.
Reference Definition by Techopedia.com: A Cyber Attack (or Cyberattack) is deliberate exploitation of computer systems, technology-dependent enterprises and networks. Cyberattacks use malicious code to alter computer code, logic or data, resulting in disruptive consequences that can compromise data and lead to cybercrimes, such as information and identity theft.
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