New Stuxnet-like worm created by same authors of or those who have access to the same source code. Researchers say Duqu is essentially a harbinger to a future StuxNet-like attack. The worm’s purpose is to gather intelligence data and assets from entities such as industrial control system manufacturers. Israel and/or the U.S. are prime suspects in the creation of the worm, which targets Siemens software on Windows software. Researchers: Duqu’s payload has been replaced with general remote access capabilities.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/new-stuxnet-like-worm-discovered-a-4168