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Stuxnet malware is 'weapon' out to destroy ... Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant? - CSMonitor.com

A positively terrifying prospect come to life - a cyber weapon of mass destruction that's already gone live and has likely struck its target. Fortunately for us (but only just for now), Stuxnet, as this dangerous device is called, was apparently targeting Bushehr, Iran's main nuclear reactor. That said, on the black market, this is a runaway disaster, able to be deployed with the right amount of money to wreak havoc on industrial control systems, power grids, computer systems and just about anything else used to run electronic and actual physical infrastructure in any country. Stuxnet was clearly made by some of the top programming talent in the world, most likely in the US (although who really knows). Reminds me of the last Die Hard movie, "Live Free or Die," where precisely this scenario playa out with great fireworks. I always knew Bruce Willis was a prophet (LOL).

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0921/Stuxnet-malware-is-weapon-out-to-destr...