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Researchers uncover decades-old cyber-sabotage tool targeting critical infrastructure

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Security researchers have uncovered a cyber-sabotage tool named fast16 that predates the Stuxnet worm by at least five years. This tool was designed to target software used in critical infrastructure projects like nuclear reactors and dam design. The NSA had previously classified this tool as non-threatening. AI

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RANK_REASON Discovery of a decades-old cyber-sabotage tool predating Stuxnet.

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    Decades-old pre-Stuxnet cyber sabotage tool breaks cover, NSA listed it as 'nothing to see here' — fast16 targeted nuclear reactors, dam design, and ot… Securit

    Decades-old pre-Stuxnet cyber sabotage tool breaks cover, NSA listed it as 'nothing to see here' — fast16 targeted nuclear reactors, dam design, and ot… Security researchers have uncovered a cyber-sabotage platform that targeted software used for major civil engineering projects …

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