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Reuters--"Stuxent Weapon Has At Least 4 Cousins: Researchers"

December 30, 2011

Reuters--"Stuxent Weapon Has At Least 4 Cousins: Researchers"

By Jim Finkle, Reuters

The Stuxnet virus that last year damaged Iran's nuclear program was likely one of at least five cyber weapons developed on a single platform whose roots trace back to 2007, according to new research from Russian computer security firm Kaspersky Lab.

Security experts widely believe that the United States and Israel were behind Stuxnet, though the two nations have officially declined to comment on the matter.

A Pentagon spokesman on Wednesday declined comment on Kaspersky's research, which did not address who was behind Stuxnet.

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Reuters--"Stuxent Weapon Has At Least 4 Cousins: Researchers"

Reuters--"Stuxent Weapon Has At Least 4 Cousins: Researchers"
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