German computer security expert releases new study claiming the Stuxnet worm, which some claim slowed down activity in the Iranian sites, was designed to act as a 'digital warhead.'
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Computer Worm Targeted Centrifuges
Computer Worm Targeted Centrifuges
Experts examining a computer worm suspected of targeting Iran's nuclear program have determined that it was calibrated in a way that could send nuclear centrifuges wildly out of control (NYT). The worm was found primarily in Iran but also on computers in India, Indonesia and other countries.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Iranian nuclear plants likely target of foiled cyber sabotage Speculation grows that Israeli hackers were behind operation – but analysts say it may be impossible to identify perpetrators
Who Is Trying To Hack Into Iran's Nuclear Plants?
Image: from Red OrbitIranian Nuclear Plants Likely Target Of Foiled Cyber Sabotage -- The Guardian
Speculation grows that Israeli hackers were behind operation – but analysts say it may be impossible to identify perpetrators
Iran was the likely target of a sophisticated computer worm designed to sabotage factories and infrastructure which was almost certainly the work of a national government agency, security experts told the Guardian yesterday.
According to the security company Symantec, 60% of the computers infected by the Stuxnet computer worm are in Iran, which is where the malicious software, known as malware, was discovered by a Belarussian computer security company.
Read more ....http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/25/iran-cyber-hacking-nuclear-plants
More News On The Stuxnet Computer Worm
Iran's nuclear agency trying to stop computer worm -- AP
Cyber attack 'targeted Iran' -- Al Jazeera
'Stuxnet' Attack May Have Been Aimed At Iran: Experts -- Red Orbit
Stuxnet worm mystery: What's the cyber weapon after? -- Christian Science Monitor
Analysis: Iran "attack" points to rising cyber warfare risk -- Reuters
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