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Cyber threat is an activity that occurs at least in part within the cyber realm, utilizing and/or targeting information communications technologies (ICTs) to achieve an effect that is not authorized by the legitimate user of the data or the ICT, and/or has a harmful intent or effect on the victim(s). Source Virtual Risk, Tangible Harm: The Humanitarian Implications of Cyber Threats.

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