One Iranian nuclear plant could have been a victim of Stuxnet, which experts had to be created "with the support of a state."
Stuxnet is the name of the computer virus that brings the head to cyber security experts worldwide. It is a mysterious computer program, which apparently could have been created to attack Iran's nuclear program.
The scope of this virus will be discussed by the most renowned experts in the Virus Bulletin International Conference 2010 to be held in Vancouver next week, according to the agency EFE.
But the debate about the true intentions of their creators and their identity has already jumped into the open and the first impressions of security experts are far from encouraging.
In this regard, various voices that suggest that, because of the sophistication of the virus, develop an attack of this magnitude can only be possible "with the support of a State", as suggested from Kaspersky Labs
To date, all that is known is that Stuxnet has focused its attacks on Iran. Specifically, 60% of PCs worldwide infected by this virus would be in Iran, says Kevin Hogan, senior director of security Symantec, for Reuters.
This supports the theory louder that Stuxnet has been developed to tackle the country's nuclear program, which could be being targeted by an attempt to sabotage or espionage sponsored by a state as point from Reuters.
Some researchers such as Frank Rieger of GSMK, go further and say that Stuxnet and have attacked the nuclear facility in the town of Natanz (Iran), according to EFE.
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