Malicious Software
Sabotage
Malicious software is state-sponsored malware deployed to sabotage critical infrastructure, steal intelligence, disrupt systems, and enable hybrid warfare while maintaining operational deniability through its versatility and difficulty of attribution.
Malicious software is state-sponsored malware deployed to sabotage critical infrastructure, steal intelligence, disrupt systems, and enable hybrid warfare while maintaining operational deniability through its versatility and difficulty of attribution.
FIMI Taxonomy by Information Epidemiology Lab.
Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Malicious {Software}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/malicious-software.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Malicious Software,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/malicious-software.html.