JMH
Emeritus, Contributor
- Apr 2, 2012
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The world of malware has, over the last couple of decades, morphed to become not just a mechanism with which to subvert people's computers and steal money, but also a way for corporations and sovereign states to conduct cyber espionage.
An example of malware being used for industrial cyber espionage emerged two months ago with a worm, which had previously been quite rare, breaking out suddenly in Peru and neighboring countries.
http://www.itworld.com/security/282140/why-stuxnet-really-bad-weapon