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Stuxnet Infects 30,000 Industrial Computers In Iran

Posted by timothy on from the we-all-run-from-i-ran dept.

eldavojohn writes "The BBC and AFP are releasing more juicy details about the now infamous Stuxnet worm that Iranian officials have confirmed infected 30,000 industrial computers inside Iran following those exact fears. The targeted systems that the worm is designed to infect are Siemens SCADA systems. Talking heads are speculating that the worm is too complex for an individual or group, causing blame to be placed on Israel or even the United States — although the US official claims they do not know the origin of the virus. Iran claims it did not infect or place any risk to the new nuclear reactor in Bushehr, which experts are suspecting was the ultimate target of the worm."

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  1. Email titled "Death To America!" by erroneus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, that'll teach'm to open up emails and PDFs titled "Death To America!" while running an OS and applications software written and controlled by a U.S. company.

    1. Re:Email titled "Death To America!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      ... on Intel processors designed in Israel.

    2. Re:Email titled "Death To America!" by SuricouRaven · · Score: 2, Funny

      German, American... regardless, I imagine the chips are made in China.

  2. Quoth the CIA by CarpetShark · · Score: 4, Funny

    although the US official claims they do not know the origin of the virus

    "Hey, we just want them fucked up. We don't give a shit about the details."

  3. Re:I don't even see how by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nah. In Iran it'd be USB thumbscrew drives

  4. Re:I don't even see how by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Funny

    usb thumb drives.

    More like middle finger drives.

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  5. Re:strange conclusion. by Cylix · · Score: 4, Funny

    I do all of that while cooking my morning breakfast.

    However, I am the most interesting man in the world....

    Stay thirsty my friends.

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    "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
  6. Re:strange conclusion. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    By the way, if the authors of Stuxnet are reading this - nice work, but I seriously hope you know what the hell you are doing. Remotely sabotaging industrial facilities in a part of the world that's on a political knife edge can go wrong in so many ways I don't even want to think about it.

    Thanks for the tip. We'll definitely keep that in mind.