A buzzword used by the media and government to describe severe computer attacks that may in the future be perpetrated by an evil individual, terrorist organization, or country. A cyberterrorist might cripple network, finance, and power infrastructure, and who knows what else.

Based on the idea that nobody will dare go up against the USA's military, but they may well exploit weaknesses in "cyberspace" to wreak havoc.

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