{"id":3641,"date":"2013-12-03T22:55:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T14:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2015-09-09T19:36:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T11:36:52","slug":"stuxnet-2-development-spy-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2013\/12\/stuxnet-2-development-spy-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuxnet 2 Under Development By Spy Agencies?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a fair while since we’ve heard a mention of Stuxnet<\/a>, so the potential for Stuxnet 2 is quite interesting. Of course at this point, it’s pretty much all just rumours – but still I’d be very surprised if such a thing wasn’t already in the works.<\/p>\n

Apparently in this case, it’s the Saudi and Israeli governments working together so develop something more powerful than Stuxnet, for the same end – to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program and facilities.<\/p>\n

Hold the front page: Saudi Arabian and Israeli spy agencies are developing a worm more powerful than Stuxnet to sabotage Iran\u2019s nuclear program again, after meeting in Vienna last week.<\/p>\n

Sound a little far-fetched? Well, stranger things have happened but this particular yarn comes from Iran\u2019s FARS news agency, thought to have strong ties to the country\u2019s Revolutionary Guard, so a healthy dose of scepticism is probably advised.<\/p>\n

Citing \u201can informed source close to the Saudi secret service\u201d, the agency claims that the November 24 meeting was held to \u201cincrease the two sides’ cooperation in intelligence and sabotage operations against Iran\u2019s nuclear program\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the proposals raised in the meeting was the production of a malware worse than the Stuxnet to spy on and destroy the software structure of Iran\u2019s nuclear program,\u201d the source told FARS, adding that the $1m plan was welcomed by the Saudis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’ll be interesting to see in the coming months if anything actually turns up, and well even if it does – will Iran ever let us hear about it? For those not familiar with the original:<\/p>\n

Stuxnet is a computer worm discovered in June 2010 that is believed to have been created by United States and Israel agencies to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Stuxnet initially spreads via Microsoft Windows, and targets Siemens industrial control systems. While it is not the first time that hackers have targeted industrial systems, it is the first discovered malware that spies on and subverts industrial systems, and the first to include a programmable logic controller (PLC) rootkit. – Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n