Notorious Worm Stuxnet Used in Poisoned Search Results

Cyber crooks are now taking advantage of the infamous Stuxnet worm as a way to deploy malicious code.

Trend Micro researcher Ivan Macalintal has discovered poisoned search results leveraging on this notorious malware threat. Among the search strings used in this blackhat SEO campaign were “stuxnet SCADA,” “stuxnet removal tool,” “stuxnet cleanup,” “stuxnet siemens” and “stuxnet worm.”

Some of these poisoned search words and phrases came up as…

Stuxnet, an Inside Job?

The Stuxnet worm blamed for infecting hundreds of thousands computers and critical infrastructure in Iran could have been an inside job, according to security experts.

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, told V3.co.uk the malware could have been created by someone with detailed knowledge of Siemens’ computer systems, possibly a current or former employee.

Attending the Virus Bulletin 2010 conference in Vancouver, Cluley said the worm…

European Union Considers Stronger Cybersecurity, Stricter Penalties for Hackers

Europe must build stronger defenses against cyber attacks and enforce harsher punishments against convicted hackers, the European Commission said yesterday.

According to AFP, the commission proposed a new regulation imposing a prison sentence of at least two years for using malicious software or stealing computer passwords to commit a crime. For more serious crimes…

Twitter Worm Spreads Vulgar Messages

In the light of the Stuxnet malware, a newly discovered worm spreading vulgar tweets may seem on the humorous side. However, those affected by this malicious code are not laughing, having seen how the virus spread messages saying they liked having inappropriate relations with goats, Sophos reports.

Twitter users found their accounts were posting the crude message of “goat romance” after they clicked on links reading “WTF.” Clicking…

Expert: Sweden Stands No Chance against Attack of Stuxnet Magnitude

Sweden would never have been able to protect itself against a worm like Stuxnet, and an attack by a similarly complex malware on the kingdom’s critical infrastructure would have had devastating–even fatal–consequences, warns a cybersecurity expert.

TrueSec‘s security expert Marcus Murray told Dagens Nyheter the 1.18 megabyte virus that infected personal…

Stuxnet Worm Suspected of Targeting ‘High-Value’ Infrastructure in Iran

One of the most sophisticated and complex pieces of malware ever detected was probably targeting “high-value” infrastructure in Iran, BBC News reports.

Some researchers claim the intricacy of Stuxnet indicates the malware could only have been created by a national government agency. Experts believe the malware to be the first of its kind to target critical infrastructure such as power stations, water plants and industrial units. Although…