Daily Archives: October 21, 2011
Stuxnet worm slithers into China, heralds alien invasion
Analysis The infamous Stuxnet worm has reportedly begun spreading in China. The worm, which targets supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, has infected “millions of computers” across the country, AFP reports. Local anti-virus outfit Rising International told the official Xinhua news agency that six million individuals and nearly 1,000 corporate accounts across China had been infected […]
New theory: Stuxnet was actually created by … China?
Darned compelling, and darned depressing. Not only because it snatches away our vicarious pride in U.S./Israeli ingenuity, but it feeds into western jitters about Chinese omnicompetence. Why, I’ll bet it was those Shanghai teens who cooked this thing up. During recess. The circumstantial evidence is impressive. Just one question: Why would China do it? China has an intimate […]
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