The Stuxnet computer worm that was used to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program was likely preceded by another sophisticated malware program that used some of the same exploits and spread through USB ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First there was the Stuxnet computer virus that wreaked havoc on Iran's nuclear program. Now comes "Duqu," which researchers on Tuesday said appears to be quite similar.

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. Iran has ...

With the discovery of Stuxnet, a computer worm believed to have been developed by the US government to shut down a nuclear plant in Iran, European companies like Siemens are coming under increased ...

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country's nuclear machinery, European and U.S. officials and private ...

Cyberespionage is coming of age but the problem with weapons like Stuxnet is that they will be used against us The world of malware has, over the last couple of decades, morphed to become not just a ...

The Stuxnet computer worm successfully damaged centrifuges at a nuclear facility in Iran. Now, officials responsible for defending U.S.... Stuxnet Raises 'Blowback' Risk In Cyberwar The Stuxnet ...

Users that run unpatched software beware. Hackers have been relying on an old software bug tied to the Stuxnet worm to carry out their attacks. Microsoft may have initially patched the flaw in 2010, ...

Last year, news broke that a virus sabotaged the Iranian uranium enrichment program. It seemed all too convenient at the time -- and as it turned out, the virus, Stuxnet, was actually engineered by ...

Three years after the Stuxnet computer worm first became known, its threat is still being evaluated — but what's clear is that it has raised the stakes in the worldwide race to create cyber weapons.