Write an academic report on a significant software security exploit you have studied. Your report should include details such as, for example:

• The nature of the software vulnerability which led to the exploit
• How the exploit was mounted and disseminated by the attacker(s)
• Who were the victims and what motivated the attack
• How it was discovered
• How it was fixed
• What was learned as a result of studying this kind of attack
• What could have been done differently which could have avoided the vulnerability in the first place
• What users could and should be doing to protect themselves 
• Your thoughts on whether something like this could happen again somewhere else