Russians infect space with USB malware, Stuxnet found in nuclear reactor

[jakeXT]

The ever-quotable Eugene Kaspersky revealed last week that the International Space Station has been hit by several malware attacks. Beware Russian cosmonauts bearing USB keys. He also casually mentioned the Russian nuke plant that was infected by Stuxnet.

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Stuxnet...thought to have been developed by the US and Israel to disrupt Iran’s nuclear facilities, also managed to cause chaos at a Russian nuclear plant. (He) claimed that a “friend” of his, working at the unnamed power plant, (said) its internal network...had been “badly infected by Stuxnet.”
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He argued that those...responsible for “offensive technologies” don’t realise the unintended consequences of releasing malware into the wild. ... If true, it highlights the danger of launching such attacks. ... “Unfortunately, it’s very possible that other nations which are not in a conflict will be victims of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.”


http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/23118/russians-space-usb-malware-stuxnet-nuclear-reactor-itbwcw

[Earth_First]

1. It seems like a bad idea to plug any sort of outside device into critical operating systems...

Will definately follow this one closely. I'm very intrigued with this story.

Thanks for the link.

[jakeXT]

2. There is the whole video at the link, but a story from Israel is also posted in LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014645730

[Berlum]

3. Mutant Zombie Worm Eats Nuclear Brains

[jakeXT]

4. It never tries to spread via Internet ? Just USB and Local Area Network ?

[Katashi_itto]

6. It primarily designed as a counter to air gapping. Hence physical input.