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How Russian Hackers Placed "Digital Bomb" Into the NASDAQ

Four years ago, NASDAQ servers were compromised by Russian hackers, who were somehow able to insert a "digital bomb" into the systems of NASDAQ stock exchange, which would have been able to cause several damage to the computer systems in the stock market and could bring down the entire structure of the financial system of the United States.



Till now, identities of the hackers have not been



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[1234hotmaster]

It would have been smart if they shortselled a few million shares then crashed the market, soo much profit :O

[Ligeti]

the FBI was monitoring the Internet traffic in the United States and noticed a signal coming from NASDAQ, which indicated a malware infection. The most troubling part was that the malware was actually an attack code, which was created to cause significant damage, from another country’s foreign intelligence agency.

The signal came from NASDAQ: understood.
The signal indicated a malware infection: OK/
The signal was an attack code: whaaa? NASDAQ servers are zombies!?!
The signal was created to cause significant damage: and the damage was?

I can't read between the lines, or even connect the dots!

Peace