triton is malware first discovered at a saudi arabian petrochemical plant in 2017. 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." 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.