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E-VANDALISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

And by the time all is said and done, damage could be measured in the billions of dollars, easily surpassing the famous Melissa virus, which set records for electronic vandalism. ... Other high-profile cases of e-vandalism infecting computers worldwide in the past year include WormExplore.Zip, one known as Chernobyl, and the Melissa virus, which like the love bug used e-mail to propagate itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
CONT

Conductas de "daños" o "vandalismo electrónico". Consisten en asaltos sobre sistemas informáticos para ocasionar perturbaciones, modificar o destruir datos. Estos comportamientos [...] se materializan por medio de virus (programas que modifican aplicaciones) o gusanos (programas que se autopropagan por medio del correo electrónico).

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