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Is Industroyer the biggest security threat to critical infrastructure since Stuxnet?

Sooraj Shah

13 June 2017 • 3 min read

Industroyer malware trialed in attack on Ukrainian power grid in 2016

Researchers have uncovered new malware, called Industroyer, that they claim is the biggest threat to critical infrastructure since Stuxnet. Stuxnet was the malicious warm responsible for causin...

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