A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets and disrupt operations has infected at least 14 plants, Siemens says. Stuxnet is one of the most sophisticated and unusual pieces of malicious software ever created. The worm leveraged a previously unknown Windows vulnerability (now patched) that allowed it to spread from computer to computer, typically via USB sticks. Researchers say it is the first worm built not only to spy on industrial systems, but also to reprogram them. A new paper on the worm will be delivered at this month’s Virus Bulletin conference in Vancouver.”]
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