information warfare

noun

1. the use of electronic communciations and the internet to disrupt a country's telecommunications, power supply, transport system, etc

information warfare

1. The use of information technology as an active weapon of war. This includes not only attempts to intercept, disrupt, and defend military-specific communications and information technology, but also attempts to gain access to and disrupt such critical computer systems as those involved in air traffic control, the electric power grids, and banking systems. ( See cyberwarfare .)

Example Sentences

Given the close relationship between Chinese companies and their government, American security officials and lawmakers worry that the app could give China data on its users and be used as a tool for information warfare.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s information warfare. He wants to flood the zone with his content, he wants us to be talking about what he wants us to talk about, through his frame,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Kennedy said Shanahan shared his “indignation about the participation of big tech as a partner in the censorship and their surveillance and the information warfare that our government is currently waging against the American people.”

From Los Angeles Times

Defense Minister Pistorius followed up Sunday by denouncing the leak as an act of “information warfare” against the West and said the aim was to sow discord within Germany.

From Seattle Times

Unfortunately, Putin is desperate for a win in Ukraine, and Ukrainians are putting up an unbelievable fight, so information warfare is cranked up to 11, continuing to inflict casualties on a daily basis.

From Salon