Stuxnet

The name "Stuxnet" comes from a combination of key filenames hidden in the code.

News 2011

The name "Stuxnet" comes from a combination of key filenames hidden in the code.

News 2011

Perhaps this means Stuxnet is trying to cause the targeted system to fail.

The Story Behind The Stuxnet Virus Bruce Schneier 2010

Here's what we do know: Stuxnet is an Internet worm that infects Windows computers.

The Story Behind The Stuxnet Virus Bruce Schneier 2010

Here's what we do know: Stuxnet is an Internet worm that infects Windows computers.

The Story Behind The Stuxnet Virus Bruce Schneier 2010

Perhaps this means Stuxnet is trying to cause the targeted system to fail.

The Story Behind The Stuxnet Virus Bruce Schneier 2010

Here's what we do know: Stuxnet is an Internet worm that infects Windows computers.

The Story Behind The Stuxnet Virus Bruce Schneier 2010

But the changes are very specific, leading many to believe that Stuxnet is targeting a specific PLC, or a specific group of PLCs, performing a specific function in a specific location -- and that Stuxnet's authors knew exactly what they were targeting.

The Story Behind The Stuxnet Virus Bruce Schneier 2010

Iran has also acknowledged the damage done to Iran's nuclear equipment by a computer virus known as Stuxnet, which appears to have damaged hundreds of centrifuge machines used to enrich uranium.

Nuclear talks with Iran edge toward collapse Joby Warrick 2011

Perhaps this means Stuxnet is trying to cause the targeted system to fail.

The Story Behind The Stuxnet Virus Bruce Schneier 2010