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

Investigators later determined that attackers gained control through a SIM swap involving the phone number associated with the SEC account. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Data breaches hand attackers the right facts, and generative AI can now supply a matching face and voice. — Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

The attackers apparently had access to the servers storing the data for months, from October 2025 to July 2026, and, even worse, the data was unencrypted. — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Although 15 of the 19 attackers on 9/11 were Saudis, the Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the attacks. — Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026

Possession of unauthorized certificates allows attackers to cryptographically impersonate the affected infrastructure. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2026

The attackers were then able to obtain privileged internal access and bypass the normal customer-facing withdrawal process without stealing private keys, Mandiant reported. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Human attackers seek to exploit these chains, but doing so requires time, experience and effort. — Taylor Morgan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026