Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress

Citation
Government Accountability Office, Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32114) (Jan. 29, 2008) (full-text).

Overview
This report discusses options now open to nation states, extremists, or terrorist groups for obtaining malicious technical services from cybercriminals to meet political or military objectives, and describes the possible effects of a coordinated cyberattack against the U.S. critical infrastructure.