Super Virus Iran Nuclear Aims
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The 'Super Weapon' first cyber world has been designed to attack a nuclear power station in Iran, experts believe.
A computer virus called Stuxnet described as a 'worm' the most sophisticated ever built and has infected more than 45,000 networks worldwide.
'Worm' is a type of computer virus that can reproduce by sending copies of itself to every PC connected to the infected machine.
Now that Internet security experts fear that Stuxnet, which was first detected in June, is a 'worm' first specifically designed to attack real-world infrastructure such as power plants and hydropower generation.
And they say that the virus is very advanced country with only a high-level computer programming know how to create it.
Many believe that the virus is designed to attack facilities in Iran's industries including Bushehr nuclear power plant will initially opened last month.
Once the virus paved the PC, Stuxnet looking for software that runs the Siemens control systems in industrial facilities such as factories and power plants.
Then launch the attack by reprogramming the software to spread malicious instructions in the machine industry.
So that it can control and trigger a series of commands that can cause the entire system collapsed on its own, experts said.
David Emm, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky, said what makes Stuxnet different from other viruses are viruses that can attack by themselves.
His company has worked closely with Microsoft to find holes in their code that can be exploited by the worm.
Mr. Emm said: What makes it different is that the virus indiscriminately. Most viruses are made to explode like a blunderbuss. However Stuxnet only target a specific system.
"The virus was found a gap in the code and operate like opening a window in the house, with a small crowbar to make a bigger gap," he said.
He said Stuxnet seems designed purely to sabotage.
Ralph Langner, a German cyber security researcher, has cracked the code Stuxnet and make the findings public. He said the virus was designed to find and destroy a key piece of infrastructure.
He said: "Stuxnet is 100 percent directed to cyber attacks aimed at destroying the industrial processes in the physical world. This is not about spying, as some say this is a sabotage attack 100 percent."
Iran Stuxnet hardest hit by almost 60 percent of all infected PCs are found there.
Mr. Langer believes that the Bushehr nuclear plant became the target of attack.
Bushehr currently contains nuclear fuel but not activated in August as planned.
Mr. Langer said that the sophistication of virus is only a nation state that could develop them.
He writes: "With our forensics has made Stuxnet as evidence and sabotage attacks involving heavy insider knowledge.
"It's not like some hackers who sit in the basement of his parents' house. For me, the virus such as the resources needed to stage an attack on a country."
Mr. Langer also believes that the virus Stuxnet already eyeing the target - we just have not heard it, according to the Daily Mail.
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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The 'Super Weapon' first cyber world has been designed to attack a nuclear power station in Iran, experts believe.
A computer virus called Stuxnet described as a 'worm' the most sophisticated ever built and has infected more than 45,000 networks worldwide.
'Worm' is a type of computer virus that can reproduce by sending copies of itself to every PC connected to the infected machine.
Now that Internet security experts fear that Stuxnet, which was first detected in June, is a 'worm' first specifically designed to attack real-world infrastructure such as power plants and hydropower generation.
And they say that the virus is very advanced country with only a high-level computer programming know how to create it.
Many believe that the virus is designed to attack facilities in Iran's industries including Bushehr nuclear power plant will initially opened last month.
Once the virus paved the PC, Stuxnet looking for software that runs the Siemens control systems in industrial facilities such as factories and power plants.
Then launch the attack by reprogramming the software to spread malicious instructions in the machine industry.
So that it can control and trigger a series of commands that can cause the entire system collapsed on its own, experts said.
David Emm, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky, said what makes Stuxnet different from other viruses are viruses that can attack by themselves.
His company has worked closely with Microsoft to find holes in their code that can be exploited by the worm.
Mr. Emm said: What makes it different is that the virus indiscriminately. Most viruses are made to explode like a blunderbuss. However Stuxnet only target a specific system.
"The virus was found a gap in the code and operate like opening a window in the house, with a small crowbar to make a bigger gap," he said.
He said Stuxnet seems designed purely to sabotage.
Ralph Langner, a German cyber security researcher, has cracked the code Stuxnet and make the findings public. He said the virus was designed to find and destroy a key piece of infrastructure.
He said: "Stuxnet is 100 percent directed to cyber attacks aimed at destroying the industrial processes in the physical world. This is not about spying, as some say this is a sabotage attack 100 percent."
Iran Stuxnet hardest hit by almost 60 percent of all infected PCs are found there.
Mr. Langer believes that the Bushehr nuclear plant became the target of attack.
Bushehr currently contains nuclear fuel but not activated in August as planned.
Mr. Langer said that the sophistication of virus is only a nation state that could develop them.
He writes: "With our forensics has made Stuxnet as evidence and sabotage attacks involving heavy insider knowledge.
"It's not like some hackers who sit in the basement of his parents' house. For me, the virus such as the resources needed to stage an attack on a country."
Mr. Langer also believes that the virus Stuxnet already eyeing the target - we just have not heard it, according to the Daily Mail.
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