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Stuxnet Worm Could Target Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor

September 22, 2010

Stuxnet Worm Could Target Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor

CRN, By Stefanie Hoffman

The notorious Stuxnet cyber worm may next be targeting Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor with a sophisticated attack aimed at taking down critical civil and industrial infrastructure.

The Stuxnet worm, designed to target industrial systems such as chemical manufacturing and power plants, has reportedly has been scanning Siemens' industrial software systems in order to find specific information and obliterate its instructed target -- whatever that may be -- according to The Christian Science Monitor.

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Stuxnet Worm Could Target Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor

Stuxnet Worm Could Target Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor
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