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Symantec: Stuxnet Clues Point to Uranium Enrichment Target
Posted on: 2010-11-15 15:35:57 By Elinor Mills @ CNET News Symantec researchers have figured out a key mystery to the Stuxnet worm code that strongly suggests it was designed to sabotage a uranium enrichment facility. The program targets systems that have a frequency converter, which is a type of device that controls the speed of a motor, Eric Chien, technical director of Symantec Security Response, told CNET today. "Stuxnet is watching these devices on the target system that is infected and checking what frequency these things are running at, looking for a range of 800 hertz to 1200 Hz," he said. "If you look at applications out there in industrial control systems, there are a few that use or need frequency converters at that speed. The applications are very limited. Uranium enrichment is an example." Read more... |