Tag: computer worm
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Stuxnet returns to Bushehr reactor
Russia warns Iran too dangerous to bring Bushehr reactor online. Sergei Kiriyenko, Rosatom chief (Russian Nuclear Energy Commission), complained directly to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Stuxnet malworm shouldn’t be ignored and warned of potential calamity.
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son of stuxnet?
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was advised, last week, variant of Stuxnet poses threat to critical infrastructure, reports Christian Science Monitor. Cybersecurity experts believe modified Son of Stuxnet” could target wider range of control systems. Many facilities use a combination of Windows operating & Siemens control systems like Iran’s nuclear facilities, attacked…
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Stuxnet Remains Problem for Iran Nuke Sites
Cybersecurity experts in the United States report an increase in internet traffic to their websites from Iran. The experts add there appears to be, also, strenuous efforts to hide the traffic’s origin.
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stuxnet role in stoppage at natanz?
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report says uranium enrichment halted at Natanz facility in Iran on at least one day this month. Space Daily website article, “Stuxnet could add to Iran’s enrichment problems: experts” suggests it’s experts’ belief Stuxnet computer worm, which infected the facility’s computer system months ago, may be contributing to stoppage? Mark Fitzpatrick of the International…