Super Virus A Target For Cyber Terrorists (Incl. Report That Stuxnet Has Been Sold On The Internet)

[Turborama]

Source: Sky News

A super virus that was used to disrupt Iran's nuclear programme has been traded on the black market and could be used by terrorists, according to Sky News sources.

Senior cyber-security figures have said the Stuxnet worm - the first to have been used to damage targets in the real world - could be used to attack any physical target which relies on computers.

The list of vulnerable installations is almost endless – they include power stations, food distribution networks, hospitals, traffic lights and even dams.

A senior IT security source said: "We have hard evidence that the virus is in the hands of bad guys – we can't say any more than that but these people are highly motivated and highly skilled with a lot of money behind them. And they have realised that this kind of virus could be a devastating tool."


Read more: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Stuxnet-Worm-Virus-Targeted-At-Irans-Nuclear-Plant-Is-In-Hands-Of-Bad-Guys-Sky-News-Sources-Say/Article/201011415827544?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15827544_Stuxnet_Worm:_Virus_Targeted_At

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Video report about Stuxnet being sold on the internet at the link.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Well, I suppose we'll have to let DHS tap into our computers remotely

to ensure that no computer has this dreaded virus

[Skink]

2. Cheney's got the virus.

[GliderGuider]

3. It had to happen eventually, but still...

In the words of my sainted mother, "Shit, bugger and goddamn!" :nuke:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. or in the words of Master Vonnegut...

"So it goes."

[GliderGuider]

5. To the master!

:toast:

[Nihil]

6. That's news?

> A senior IT security source said: "We have hard evidence that the virus
> is in the hands of bad guys – we can't say any more than that but these
> people are highly motivated and highly skilled with a lot of money behind
> them. And they have realised that this kind of virus could be a
> devastating tool."

It has ALWAYS been "in the hands of bad guys".

That paragraph applies 100% to the people who developed it and deployed it
with the deliberate intention of "disrupting Iran's nuclear programme".

There was evidence very early on that there was significant state funding
and support for the action. This anonymous source is just putting a flag
up to say "Please don't blame us for the backlash!".

[sarcasmo]

7. Beyond frustrated.