webattack
nounUK /ˈwɛb.ə.tæk/
US /ˈwɛb.ə.tæk/
A web attack is when someone tries to hurt or break a website or the people using it.
The school's website was shut down for a day after a web attack.
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2. A coordinated effort by many people to flood a website with traffic so it stops working.
The game's servers crashed during a web attack by angry fans.
3. A trick that steals passwords or personal information through a fake website.
She lost her account after falling for a web attack that copied her bank's login page.
4. Malicious code hidden in a web page that infects visitors' computers.
The antivirus blocked a web attack hiding in an ad on the news site.