SlashGear » Search Results » stuxnet http://www.slashgear.com Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Stuxnet virus existed 2 years prior to attacks http://www.slashgear.com/stuxnet-virus-existed-2-years-prior-to-attacks-26271641/ http://www.slashgear.com/stuxnet-virus-existed-2-years-prior-to-attacks-26271641/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:54:01 +0000 Brian Sin http://www.slashgear.com/?p=271641 Stuxnet, the virus that was used ...Iran's systems. More attacks from Stuxnet happened from 2009 through 2010 ...itself. Symantec stated that whoever created Stuxnet created "a complicated and sophisticated ...]]> … Symantec have uncovered more information about Stuxnet, the virus that was used …Iran’s systems.

More attacks from Stuxnet happened from 2009 through 2010 …itself.

Symantec stated that whoever created Stuxnet created “a complicated and sophisticated …


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© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/stuxnet-virus-existed-2-years-prior-to-attacks-26271641/feed/ 0 Offshore oil rigs suffer from malware attacks http://www.slashgear.com/offshore-oil-rigs-suffer-from-malware-attacks-24271125/ http://www.slashgear.com/offshore-oil-rigs-suffer-from-malware-attacks-24271125/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:04:41 +0000 Brian Sin http://www.slashgear.com/?p=271125 Stuxnet worm that infected computers connected to centrifuges at an Iranian nuclear facility. The worm used the infected computers to...]]> … tailored attack, that involves widely distributing malware, that could cause extreme damages. A good example would be the Stuxnet worm that infected computers connected to centrifuges at an Iranian nuclear facility. The worm used the infected computers to…


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© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/offshore-oil-rigs-suffer-from-malware-attacks-24271125/feed/ 0 Stuxnet virus origin confirmed: USA and Isreali governments http://www.slashgear.com/stuxnet-virus-origin-confirmed-usa-and-isreali-governments-01231244/ http://www.slashgear.com/stuxnet-virus-origin-confirmed-usa-and-isreali-governments-01231244/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:03:40 +0000 Chris Burns http://www.slashgear.com/?p=231244 Stuxnet which spread accidentally across the global ... into the Iranian facility they'd targeted, Stuxnet was placed on a USB flash ... used many times in this report, the Stuxnet code was "found then disassembled by ...]]> … confirmed that the computer virus known as Stuxnet which spread accidentally across the global … into the Iranian facility they’d targeted, Stuxnet was placed on a USB flash … used many times in this report, the Stuxnet code was “found then disassembled by …


Stuxnet virus origin confirmed: USA and Isreali governments is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/stuxnet-virus-origin-confirmed-usa-and-isreali-governments-01231244/feed/ 0 Iranian oil industry battled complex Flame virus last month http://www.slashgear.com/iranian-oil-industry-battled-complex-flame-virus-last-month-31231036/ http://www.slashgear.com/iranian-oil-industry-battled-complex-flame-virus-last-month-31231036/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 10:34:27 +0000 Shane McGlaun http://www.slashgear.com/?p=231036 Stuxnet. Stuxnet is believed by some to have been the work of .... So far, Israel has never confirmed or denied involvement with Stuxnet and other viruses. [via Philly.com] [timeline]]]> … leap and note that it shares the same high-level engineering as Stuxnet. Stuxnet is believed by some to have been the work of …. So far, Israel has never confirmed or denied involvement with Stuxnet and other viruses.

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Iranian oil industry battled complex Flame virus last month is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/iranian-oil-industry-battled-complex-flame-virus-last-month-31231036/feed/ 0 Flame cyber-espionage discovered in vast infection net http://www.slashgear.com/flame-cyber-espionage-discovered-in-vast-infection-net-28230470/ http://www.slashgear.com/flame-cyber-espionage-discovered-in-vast-infection-net-28230470/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 14:45:53 +0000 Chris Davies http://www.slashgear.com/?p=230470 Stuxnet has been identified, codenamed Flame and ... to be 20x more prevalent than Stuxnet. Iran is the most common place ... us half-a-year to analyze Stuxnet," Alexander Gostev, chief security expert at ...]]> …malware tipped to already dwarf the notorious Stuxnet has been identified, codenamed Flame and … to be 20x more prevalent than Stuxnet.

Iran is the most common place … us half-a-year to analyze Stuxnet,” Alexander Gostev, chief security expert at …


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© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/flame-cyber-espionage-discovered-in-vast-infection-net-28230470/feed/ 0 Iranian Internet disrupted by cyber attacks http://www.slashgear.com/iranian-internet-disrupted-by-cyber-attacks-04250346/ http://www.slashgear.com/iranian-internet-disrupted-by-cyber-attacks-04250346/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:02:00 +0000 Shane McGlaun http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250346 Stuxnet computer worm that officials believe was planted by Israel or the US. Some reports indicate that Stuxnet was designed to cause damage and set back Iran's nuclear program....]]> … to cyber attack. In 2010, the country was hit by the Stuxnet computer worm that officials believe was planted by Israel or the US. Some reports indicate that Stuxnet was designed to cause damage and set back Iran’s nuclear program….


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© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/iranian-internet-disrupted-by-cyber-attacks-04250346/feed/ 0 Flame malware developed by US, Israel to slow Iranian nuclear efforts http://www.slashgear.com/flame-malware-developed-by-us-israel-to-slow-iranian-nuclear-efforts-19234747/ http://www.slashgear.com/flame-malware-developed-by-us-israel-to-slow-iranian-nuclear-efforts-19234747/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:13:27 +0000 Rue Liu http://www.slashgear.com/?p=234747 Stuxnet virus. The Flame virus was first discovered last month when Iran ...with the US, adopting much of the same code as the Stuxnet virus. The virus is said to be the most sophisticated ...]]> … Israel’s military as well as the use of the infamous Stuxnet virus.

The Flame virus was first discovered last month when Iran …with the US, adopting much of the same code as the Stuxnet virus.

The virus is said to be the most sophisticated …


Flame malware developed by US, Israel to slow Iranian nuclear efforts is written by Rue Liu & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/flame-malware-developed-by-us-israel-to-slow-iranian-nuclear-efforts-19234747/feed/ 0 Gauss malware eats banking details: Flame just got hotter http://www.slashgear.com/gauss-malware-eats-banking-details-flame-just-got-hotter-09242399/ http://www.slashgear.com/gauss-malware-eats-banking-details-flame-just-got-hotter-09242399/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:19:21 +0000 Chris Davies http://www.slashgear.com/?p=242399 Stuxnet and Flame, Gauss is said to be more complex in how it can hide on a system. Although it uses similar ...]]> … and Credit Libanais all apparently susceptible. Gauss has also been seen to target users of Citibank and PayPal.

While it shares features with Stuxnet and Flame, Gauss is said to be more complex in how it can hide on a system. Although it uses similar …


Gauss malware eats banking details: Flame just got hotter is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/gauss-malware-eats-banking-details-flame-just-got-hotter-09242399/feed/ 0 We have a Flame malware fix claims Iranian government http://www.slashgear.com/we-have-a-flame-malware-fix-claims-iranian-government-30230775/ http://www.slashgear.com/we-have-a-flame-malware-fix-claims-iranian-government-30230775/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 08:17:21 +0000 Chris Davies http://www.slashgear.com/?p=230775 Stuxnet. "Tools to recognise and clean this malware have been developed" the Iranian Ministry of Information and ...]]> … is yet to be explored, security researchers already believe it is significantly more complex than other recent infections such as Stuxnet.

“Tools to recognise and clean this malware have been developed” the Iranian Ministry of Information and …


We have a Flame malware fix claims Iranian government is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/we-have-a-flame-malware-fix-claims-iranian-government-30230775/feed/ 0 US utility sabotage blamed on Russian hackers http://www.slashgear.com/us-utility-sabotage-blamed-on-russian-hackers-20196725/ http://www.slashgear.com/us-utility-sabotage-blamed-on-russian-hackers-20196725/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:56:06 +0000 Chris Davies http://www.slashgear.com/?p=196725 Stuxnet virus that impacted Iranian nuclear facilities in 2010. Although never acknowledged by either government, many believe ...]]> ….”

Despite those reassurances, online security specialists are already drawing parallels between the Illinois attack and the Stuxnet virus that impacted Iranian nuclear facilities in 2010. Although never acknowledged by either government, many believe …


US utility sabotage blamed on Russian hackers is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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