Number: RL32114
Title: Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyber Terrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress
Authors: Clay Wilson, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: 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.
Pages: 40
Date: January 29, 2008