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Cyberweapon

Recorded year2010

Stuxnet sabotages industrial centrifuges, showing code can cause physical damage.

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Built on

Nuclear fission discoveredRecorded · 1938requires
DRAM memory chipRecorded · 1970requires
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971enables
Personal computerRecorded · 1975requires
Internet wormRecorded · 1988enables
USB flash driveRecorded · 2000enables

Led to

Global ransomware attacksRecorded · 2017enables
AI finds and fixes zero-daysRecorded · 2025enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.