Fanny is a worm that spreads through USB thumb drives with the goal of gathering intelligence. Its focus appears to be the mapping of air-gapped computer networks -- networks of computers that are isolated from the Internet.
IDG News Service staff
Fanny superworm likely the precursor to Stuxnet
17.02.2015
The wording of the fifth paragraph of the story, "Fanny superworm likely the precursor to Stuxnet," posted Tuesday, has been changed to clarify its meaning. The fifth paragraph now reads: