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A comparative study of cyberattacks

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Attackers base themselves in countries of convenience, virtually.

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        Communications of the ACM  Volume 55, Issue 3
        March 2012
        106 pages
        ISSN:0001-0782
        EISSN:1557-7317
        DOI:10.1145/2093548
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