cybercriminal

cybercriminal — 名詞

1. a person who breaks the law by using computers or the internet — for example, to

1.名詞C1
釋義

網路罪犯

利用電腦或網路犯罪的人

a person who breaks the law by using computers or the internet — for example, to steal money, take private data, or attack company networks.

例句

Police arrested a cybercriminal who had stolen credit card numbers from over two thousand shoppers.

警方逮捕了一名網路罪犯，他從超過兩千名購物者那裡盜取信用卡號碼。

typical pattern: cybercriminal + steal/take + data or money

Cybercriminals sent fake emails to staff at the hospital, hoping someone would click the link.

網路罪犯寄了假電子郵件給醫院員工，希望有人會點擊連結。

plural subject describing a group acting together online

同義詞
  • hacker

    narrower — often refers specifically to someone who breaks into systems, not all online crime

  • online scammer

    informal — focused on tricking people for money rather than technical attacks

  • internet fraudster

    narrower — limited to deception-based online crime

文法句型

countable noun

用法筆記

Almost always countable and used with everyday action verbs (steal, attack, target, break into). Distinguish from cybercrime, which names the act, not the person.

常見錯誤

❌The bank suffered a cybercriminal last week.
✅The bank suffered a cybercrime last week.
💡the person is the cybercriminal; the act is the cybercrime.