fast16 Malware Discovery Shows Cyber Sabotage Was Already Mature Before Stuxnet

For a long time, Stuxnet has been seen as the moment cyber warfare truly evolved—when malicious code proved it could cross into the physical world and disrupt real infrastructure. But new research suggests that this milestone may not have been the beginning, only the first time the world noticed. Security researchers at SentinelOne have uncovered a previously undocumented malware framework known as fast16, which dates back to 2005. This discovery pushes the timeline of advanced cyber sabotage si