attacker
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
An individual, group, organization, or government that executes an attack.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
someone who attacks
Classifications
Entity Type
Threat92%rule-basedr:entity.threat.actor.v1
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- aggressor
- alternatephrasing
- Attacker
- plural
- attackers
- possessive
- attacker's
- pluralpossessive
- attackers'