Researchers at Symantec Corp have uncovered a version of the Stuxnet computer virus that was used to attack Iran’s nuclear program in November 2007, two years earlier than previously thought.Stuxnet, which is widely believed to have been developed by the United States and Israel, was discovered in 2010 after it was used to attack a uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, Iran. It was the first publicly known example of a virus being used to attack industrial machinery.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/26/uk-cyberwar-stuxnet-idUKBRE91P13620130226
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/02/26/cyberwar-stuxnet-idINDEE91P0D720130226Also see:New Stuxnet whodunit: Malware existed two years earlier than anyone knew
Cybersecurity professionals — especially in Iran — woke up today to the latest twist in the history of cyberwarfare when researchers at Symantec said they discovered a version of the Stuxnet computer virus which predates by two years the cyber weapon that was used to sabotage Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities.
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Researchers say Stuxnet was deployed against Iran in 2007
Researchers at Symantec Corp have uncovered a version of the Stuxnet computer virus that was used to attack Iran’s nuclear program in November 2007, two years earlier than previously thought.