stuxnet
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Someone’s Trying To Shut Down Power Plants With Malware
Earlier this year, a devastating virus dubbed Flame made its way through power plants in Iran, wreaking havoc on system software, and prompting the country to disconnect itself from the internet. Now comes word from Kaspersky Labs that there’s a copycat virus doing the same thing to “at least one organisation in the energy sector.”
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There’s A New Stuxnet-esque Duqu Trojan And Nobody Knows What It Does
A newly surfaced version of the Duqu trojan indicates that the authors of one of the most sophisticated computer worms in recent memory are aggressively trying to figure out how to attack their next target.
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Iran-Busting Cyber Bomb Looked Like An Alien Weapon
Despite no official confirmation by the Pentagon, it’s a very safe assumption that the US created the Stuxnet worm (with Israel’s help) to take Iran’s nuclear reactors offline. But when it was first discovered, it seemed too sophisticated for Earthlings.
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Israel’s Dimona Nuclear Facility Splits Time As Cyberweapon Testing Ground
Stuxnet, the complex computer worm that nearly crippled Iran’s still-functioning nuclear program, didn’t just sprout from the ether. It was created, by Man, and was probably tested in Israel at the massive (and oft-unacknowledged) Dimona nuclear facility.