Symantec said that the new virus, dubbed "Duqu" because it creates files with the file name prefix "DQ," is similar to Stuxnet but is designed to gather intelligence for future attacks on industrial ...

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The star of the show in October was undoubtedly the Duqu Trojan. Its numerous similarities to the first major cyber weapon, the Stuxnet worm, heightened interest in this newly-discovered malware. The ...

A supposed “precursor” to the next Stuxnet has been discovered. The Duqu Trojan aims to reconnoiter critical SCADA infrastructure in advance of future attacks. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers watch closely.

Security vendor Symantec is warning of a new malware threat that it says could be a precursor to the next Stuxnet. The new threat, dubbed W32.Duqu, is a remote access Trojan (RAT) that appears to have ...

US security firm Symantec has warned of a new computer virus similar to the malicious Stuxnet worm believed to have preyed on Iran's nuclear programme. Symantec said October 19 that the new virus, ...

German engineering giant Siemens has issued a fix for the software loopholes used by the notorious Stuxnet worm. Stuxnet was discovered in 2010 after investigations into malfunctions at many ...