Stuxnet Is Not The Only Cyberweapon 'Out There'

Stuxnet Cyberweapon Looks To Be One On A Production Line, Researchers Say -- Christian Science Monitor

Evidence is rising that Stuxnet, a cyberweapon that attacked Iran's nuclear facilities in 2009, is part of a supersophisticated manufacturing process for malicious software, two antivirus companies tell the Monitor.

Somewhere in the world, the creators of the Stuxnet worm are involved in a cyberweapon manufacturing operation that can pump out supersophisticated malicious software tweaked for specific missions, new targets, and detection evasion.

Stuxnet, the first military-grade cyberweapon known to the world, has been called a digital missile and a cyber-Hiroshima bomb. But it was not a one-shot blast, new research shows. Rather, Stuxnet is part of a bigger cyberweapons system – a software platform, or framework – that can modify already-operational malicious software, researchers at two leading antivirus companies told the Monitor.

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More News On Stuxnet And Other Cyberweapons

Stuxnet Virus’ Roots Traced to 2007, Reports Kaspersky -- Spam Fighter
Researchers: Stuxnet, Duqu Part of a Malware Arsenal Dating to 2007 -- PC Mag
Stuxnet and Duqu Part of Larger Cybermalware Campaign -- PC World
Stuxnet, Duqu Date Back To 2007, Researcher Says -- Information Week
Kaspersky: Stuxnet and Duqu built by same team -- ZDNet
Cyberbomb That Hit Iran Was 1 of 5 Weapons, Researchers Say -- FOX News/Reuters
Lethal Stuxnet cyber weapon is 'just one of five' engineered in same lab - and three have not been released yet -- Daily Mail
Sophisticated cyberattacks became the norm in 2011 -- Defense Systems
Looking Back at Cyber in 2011, With Some Forward Looking Too -- Steven Bucci, Security Debrief