logic bombs
Triggered code attacks
Logic bombs are malicious code planted in software that triggers when specific conditions are met—a certain date, a user action, or the deletion of an employee's name from payroll.
Unlike viruses, they don't spread; they wait.
A disgruntled programmer might plant one to corrupt files if they're ever fired.
The FBI discovered a logic bomb set to erase the company's database on New Year's Eve.
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- malicious codeHarmful software instructions
- triggersCauses or activates
- codeSymbolic communication system
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
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Software updates fixing vulnerabilities
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