Sometime in 2010, computer experts discovered the existence of a computer virus later named Stuxnet. It was never discovered how the virus was developed or where it originated. The purpose of this malicious software was to attack certain types of machinery used by Iran to enrich nuclear material. What is this an example of?

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Biffle

26 July, 07:11

Sometime in 2010, computer experts discovered the existence of a computer virus later named Stuxnet. It was never discovered how the virus was developed or where it originated. The purpose of this malicious software was to attack certain types of machinery used by Iran to enrich nuclear material. What is this an example of?

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Sylvia Alvarez · Answer 1

cyber warfare

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The attack of Iranian centrifuges by the virus so as to sabotage the enrichment of nuclear material is an example of cyber warfare. Cyber warfare is the use of digital attacks such as computer viruses, hacking to sabotage a countries information system with the aim of destroying or sabotaging the countries vital processes. The aim of the attack on Iranian nuclear centrifuges by the attack was to sabotage the process of enrichment and destroy their capacity for nuclear enrichment.