Stuxnet 'virus' could be altered to attack US facilities, report warns

[Winehole23]

Stuxnet, a computer worm that hit and may have severely damaged Iranian nuclear facilities, is the type of cyberweapon that could broadly harm the United States, undermining both society and government ability to defend the nation, says a strongly worded report to Congress.

A successful broad-based attack on the US, using new variants of the Stuxnet weapon, could do enough widespread damage to critical infrastructure – including water, power, transportation, and other services – that it "threatens to cause harm to many activities deemed critical to the basic functioning of modern society," said the little-noticed report issued by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) Dec. 9.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/12...5090188a62%2C0

[Wild Cobra]

Just do like Commander Adama does, and don't network the computers.

[LnGrrrR]

Just do like Commander Adama does, and don't network the computers.

My wife and I have been catching up with that show.

And this virus is pretty old; I think there's already an AV signature for it.