Triton is malware first discovered at a Saudi Arabian petrochemical plant in 2017.^[1] It can disable safety programs. That can then cause a plant to have a disaster. It has been called "the world’s most murderous malware."^[2] In 2018, FireEye, a company that researches cyber-security, reported that the malware most likely came from the Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (CNIIHM), a research in Russia. ^[3]

1. ↑ "Oil & Gas Cybersecurity and Process Safety Converge Thanks to TRITON - Security Boulevard". Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
2. ↑ "Triton is the world's most murderous malware, and it's spreading".
3. ↑ "E&E News: The inside story of the world's most dangerous malware".