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I don't recall reading this story in the western press, but Kaspersky Labs, no less (who provide the security systems for Barclays Bank customers) have described the recent Stuxnet trojan (which has infected machines around the world, but particularly in Iran) as "a working and fearsome prototype of a cyber-weapon....Stuxnet manifests the beginning of the new age of cyber-warfare."
The company's official news site goes on to say, "We believe this type of attack could only be conducted with nation-state support and backing."
"It's pretty clear that based on the infection behaviour that installations in Iran are being targeted," says Kevin Hogan, the senior director of Security Response at Symantec, according to Reuters.
So, a cyber attack against Iranian energy installations. Conducted with nation-state backing.
Who could be behind that, I wonder?
I don't recall reading this story in the western press, but Kaspersky Labs, no less (who provide the security systems for Barclays Bank customers) have described the recent Stuxnet trojan (which has infected machines around the world, but particularly in Iran) as "a working and fearsome prototype of a cyber-weapon....Stuxnet manifests the beginning of the new age of cyber-warfare."
The company's official news site goes on to say, "We believe this type of attack could only be conducted with nation-state support and backing."
"It's pretty clear that based on the infection behaviour that installations in Iran are being targeted," says Kevin Hogan, the senior director of Security Response at Symantec, according to Reuters.
So, a cyber attack against Iranian energy installations. Conducted with nation-state backing.
Who could be behind that, I wonder?
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