Malicious hacking disables security systems in place with the intent to steal information or
disable the system. Malicious hacking has increased over the years. In the article "Impact
of Cyberattacks by Malicious Hackers on the Competition in Software
Markets", the authors performed a study between "two software platforms in the presence
of malicious hackers who perform cyberattacks against one or both software platforms" (Sen,
et all 192). Malicious hackers are not always detrimental to software stakeholders. The
