Iran admits Stuxnet worm infected PCs at nuclear reactor |
- Iran admits Stuxnet worm infected PCs at nuclear reactor
- DHS Launches Cyber Attack Exercise
- CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate code to target kill drones'
- [Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, September 19, 2010
- Stuxnet Attack Exposes Inherent Problems In Power Grid Security
- POS System Breached?
| Iran admits Stuxnet worm infected PCs at nuclear reactor Posted: InfoSec News: Iran admits Stuxnet worm infected PCs at nuclear reactor: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9188147/Iran_admits_Stuxnet_worm_infected_PCs_at_nuclear_reactor By Gregg Keizer Computerworld September 27, 2010 Although some computers at Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor were infected by the Stuxnet worm, none of the facility's crucial control systems were affected, Iranian officials claimed Sunday. The news followed Saturday's admission by Iran that Stuxnet had infected at least 30,000 computers in the country. The worm, which researchers have dubbed the most sophisticated malware ever, targets Windows PCs that manage large-scale industrial-control systems in manufacturing and utility companies. Those control systems, called SCADA, for "supervisory control and data acquisition," manage and monitor machinery in power plants, factories, pipelines and military installations. "The studies show that few PCs of Bushehr nuclear power plant workers are infected with the virus," Mahmoud Jafari, the facility's project manager, told Iran's state-run Islamic Republic News Agency on Sunday. [...] |
| DHS Launches Cyber Attack Exercise Posted: InfoSec News: DHS Launches Cyber Attack Exercise: http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227500797 By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek September 28, 2010 For three or four days this week, the Internet will come under a virtual attack from an unknown adversary, and it will be up to the government [...] |
| CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate code to target kill drones' Posted: InfoSec News: CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate code to target kill drones': http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/24/cia_netezza/ By Chris Williams The Register 24th September 2010 The CIA is implicated in a court case in which it's claimed it used an illegal, inaccurate software "hack" to direct secret assassination drones in central Asia. [...] |
| [Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, September 19, 2010 Posted: InfoSec News: [Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, September 19, 2010: ======================================================================== Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, September 19, 2010 1 Incidents Added. ======================================================================== [...] |
| Stuxnet Attack Exposes Inherent Problems In Power Grid Security Posted: InfoSec News: Stuxnet Attack Exposes Inherent Problems In Power Grid Security: http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227500817 By Kelly Jackson Higgins DarkReading Sept 27, 2010 While the Stuxnet worm attack has raised the bar for targeted attacks on the critical infrastructure, it's not the first time the power grid has [...] |
| Posted: InfoSec News: POS System Breached?: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2949 By Linda McGlasson Managing Editor Bank Info Security September 27, 2010 A summertime spike in credit card fraud in the Tallahassee, Fla., region is linked to one restaurant that had its point of sale software targeted [...] |
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