22-09-2010, 01:03 PM
A very sophisticated computer worm dubbed "stuxnet" began infecting Windows PCs and Industrial Controller Computers, specifically those made by German Siemens AG, sometime in 2009.
Current speculation is that a nation state may be behind it, judging from the sophistication of the attack methods.
See http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/stuxne...say-080410
In the current German "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" there is a background article (in German), claiming that many infections have been in Iran and speculating that the Nuclear Program may have been the target.
See http://www.faz.net/s/RubCEB3712D41B64C3094E31BDC1446D18E/Doc~E8A0D43832567452FBDEE07AF579E893C~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html
(here for a rough google translation).
In case the claims are true, I would say that reduces the number of suspects to about two. :elefant:
Current speculation is that a nation state may be behind it, judging from the sophistication of the attack methods.
See http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/stuxne...say-080410
In the current German "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" there is a background article (in German), claiming that many infections have been in Iran and speculating that the Nuclear Program may have been the target.
See http://www.faz.net/s/RubCEB3712D41B64C3094E31BDC1446D18E/Doc~E8A0D43832567452FBDEE07AF579E893C~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html
(here for a rough google translation).
In case the claims are true, I would say that reduces the number of suspects to about two. :elefant:
The most relevant literature regarding what happened since September 11, 2001 is George Orwell's "1984".