Tag Archive for: Stuxnet

Stuxnet virus ‘could wreak havoc’ – Beeld

Washington – A malicious computer attack that appears to target Iran’s nuclear plants can be modified to wreak havoc on industrial control systems around the world, affecting the production of everything from chemicals to baby formula, government officials …
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After stuxnet, nuclear watchdog could gain computer security role – New Scientist

THE International Atomic Energy Agency could add computer security at nuclear plants to its remit after it emerged that stuxnet, the first computer worm known to attack industrial … a much larger program than most viruses – and that the differing …
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The Story Behind The Stuxnet Virus – Forbes

and Israel are the most common suspects–specifically to attack the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran. How could anyone not report that? It combines computer attacks, nuclear power, spy agencies and a country that’s a pariah to much of the world.
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Stuxnet worm assault on Iranian nuclear facilities’ computers may be Western cyber attack: experts – New York Daily News

Iran is going nuclear over a malicious computer worm targeting the country’s atomic energy facilities. The Stuxnet worm has targeted not only Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant — scheduled to go online in a matter of weeks — but also the personal computers of …
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