Posted on 07/24/2012 12:17:53 PM PDT by GSWarrior
Iranian nuclear facilities have reportedly been attacked by a “music” virus, turning on lab PCs at night and blasting AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck.”
Mikko Hypponen, Chief Researcher at Finnish digital security firm F-secure, publicly released a letter he received from an unnamed Iranian scientist. The researcher, who claimed to work for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said that another virus has struck the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran and a secret underground research facility at Fordo, southwest of Tehran.
The letter’s author reported that the virus shut down equipment (made by Germany’s Siemens Corporation) and automated systems at both research centers.
Hypponen published the letter on his blog, but cautioned that there is no way for him to verify the accusations. He was able to confirm, however, that the letter did originate from the AEOI’s servers.
The letter, which was reportedly sent to various cybersecurity experts, said that Metasploit’s Penetration Testing Software had been used to direct this new attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The scientist stressed that he is not a cybersecurity specialist, and does not have detailed information on the virus.
“There was also some music playing randomly on several of the workstations during the middle of the night with the volume maxed out. I believe it was playing ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC,” the scientist wrote.
If true, this attack is the third hacking attempt aimed at Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. In 2010, the state-of-the-art Stuxnet virus set Iran’s nuclear ambitions back by at least two years.
In May 2012, experts at Russia’s Kaspersky Laboratories exposed another Trojan virus called Flame, which was designed to spy on web activity in Iran and some Middle Eastern countries. Russian cybersecurity experts labeled Flame “probably the most complicated virus ever.”
Iran claimed to have found a way to neutralize Flame.
Highway to Hell would have been better.
Somebody has a keen sense of humor.
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Looks like their nuclear program has been “Shot Down in Flames.”
Somebody has a keen sense of humor.
AC/DC’s bassist is a big fan of Rush Limbaugh. I’ve heard that Brian Johnson also listens to him.
Apparently you never saw this version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYMiEU0vKIM
Sorry - don’t know how to make it a link.
Turn up your volume - hehehehehe
"We are your Overlords!"
Seen it. Love it.
Sorry - don’t know how to make it a link. Turn up your volume - hehehehehe
Your link worked fine.
I just figured that Highway to Hell would set the muzzies off more than Thunderstruck would. That, or Big Balls.
AC/DC ain’t PC.
I prefer Bon over Brian.
This must make the Loonies wonder about anything their computers have been involved in i.e. everything.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
I’d vote for “Onward Christian Soldiers” or “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
How about Bob Seeger’s “Kat-kat-Kat Kathmandu...” ?
Too bad we couldn’t insert something that would
underestimate the amount needed for criticality
by 10%.
I’d like to hear AC/DC cover Onward Christian Soldiers.
No, if true it's the third hacking attempt that we know about.
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