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Iran, US: Cyber missiles mean war without bloodshed

What do you need to disrupt nuclear facilities of your enemy? A thumb drive. Well, that and a virulent cyber weapon such as Stuxnet that works so effectively that it takes out nothing but its target in a way that is more subtle than explosive. Stuxnet, a seek-and-disrupt cyber missile enshrouded in mystery and first [...]
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Report: Stuxnet delivered to Iranian nuclear plant on thumb drive

Technology : Tech Talk (last year)

Citing U.S. intelligence sources, ISSSource says an infected memory stick was used to hit the facility with the worm that severely damaged Iran's nuclear program. Read Post

How the world's first cyber super weapon 'designed by the CIA' attacked Iran - and now threatens the world - 6th Dec 2011

News : The Coming Crisis (last year)

The CIA could have been behind a computer virus dubbed the world's first cyber 'super weapon' that attacked an Iranian nuclear plant, experts claim. The launch of Stuxnet in 2010 marked the transformation of viruses into weapons of ... Read Post

Stuxnet Designed Specifically to Sabotage Iran's Nuclear Facilities

Technology : ReadWriteWeb (3 years ago)

Stuxnet, the virus aimed at industrial computers, hit Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility in September. Given the virus attacked SCADA computer systems and Iran's first nuclear reactor recently went live, some specialists believed it ma... Read Post


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