Synonyms of attackers

attackers

noun

plural of attacker

as in assailants

one who violently sets upon another

was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assailants
• assaulters
• robbers
• bushwhackers
• predators
• invaders
• besiegers
• rapists
• raiders
• aggressors
• muggers
• rapers
• molesters
• ravagers
• counterattackers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attackers

The cost per token for attackers is going towards zero, and the cost of defense for defenders is staying quite high. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026

If that were the case, the attackers might have gained broad control of the company’s infrastructure. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

LastPass, for example, has been breached a couple of times, but the attackers made off with contact data like names and email addresses, never vaults. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

The company said its goal is to help defenders discover and fix vulnerabilities before attackers can use them. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Security teams already study how attackers gain access, move laterally and evade endpoint tools. — Jim McGann, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

In that case, the attackers stole an amount equal to a significant portion of North Korea’s reported annual gross domestic product in a matter of minutes. — Sean Lyngaas, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Most of those attempts failed, but Microsoft said the attackers did gain privileged access at some organizations, in multiple cases less than three hours after first targeting them. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack; the attackers’ motive remained unknown. — Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026