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NEW DELHI: The deadly Stuxnet internet worm, which was thought to be targeting Iran's nuclear programme, might actually have been aimed at India by none other than China.

Providing a fresh twist in the tale, well-known American cyber warfare expert Jeffrey Carr, who specialises in investigations of cyber attacks against government, told TOI that China, more than any other country, was likely to have written the worm which has terrorised the world since June.

While Chinese hackers are known to target Indian government websites, the scale and sophistication of Stuxnet suggests that only a government no less than that of countries like US, Israel or China could have done it. "I think it's more likely that China is behind Stuxnet than any other country," Carr told TOI, adding that he would provide more details at the upcoming NASSCOM DSCI Security Conclave in Chennai in December.

Attributing the partial failure of ISRO's INSAT 4B satellite a few months ago -- the exact reason for which is not yet known -- to Stuxnet, Carr said it was China which gained from the satellite failure.

Carr, however, made it clear that he had not arrived at any definite conclusion till now. He said he was pointing out that there were alternative targets in countries other than Iran that also made sense and served another nation's interest to attack -- namely India's Space Research Organisation which uses the exact Siemens software targeted by Stuxnet.

"Further, the satellite in question (INSAT 4B) suffered the power `glitch' in an unexplained fashion, and it's failure served another state's advantage -- in this case China," he said.

Alongwith Indonesia and Iran, India has had the maximum number of infections from Stuxnet which affects Windows computers and gets transmitted through USB sticks. While Iran and Indonesia had about 60,000 and 13,000 Stuxnet infections respectively till late September, India was at the third position with over 6,000 infections. However, it infects only those computers which use certain Siemens software systems. Siemens software systems are used in many Indian government agencies including ISRO.

As it had impacted Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, it was thought that Iran might have been the intended target. Israel, in fact, had emerged as the prime suspect.

According to Carr, the Siemens software in use in ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre is S7-400 PLC and SIMATIC WinCC, both of which, he said, would activate the Stuxnet worm. The Stuxnet worm was first discovered in June this year, a month before INSAT 4B was hit by the mysterious power failure.

SOurce:- China hitting India via Net worm? - The Times of India
 
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NEW DELHI: The deadly Stuxnet internet worm, which was thought to be targeting Iran's nuclear programme, might actually have been aimed at India by none other than China.

Providing a fresh twist in the tale, well-known American cyber warfare expert Jeffrey Carr, who specialises in investigations of cyber attacks against government, told TOI that China, more than any other country, was likely to have written the worm which has terrorised the world since June.

While Chinese hackers are known to target Indian government websites, the scale and sophistication of Stuxnet suggests that only a government no less than that of countries like US, Israel or China could have done it. "I think it's more likely that China is behind Stuxnet than any other country," Carr told TOI, adding that he would provide more details at the upcoming NASSCOM DSCI Security Conclave in Chennai in December.

Attributing the partial failure of ISRO's INSAT 4B satellite a few months ago -- the exact reason for which is not yet known -- to Stuxnet, Carr said it was China which gained from the satellite failure.

Carr, however, made it clear that he had not arrived at any definite conclusion till now. He said he was pointing out that there were alternative targets in countries other than Iran that also made sense and served another nation's interest to attack -- namely India's Space Research Organisation which uses the exact Siemens software targeted by Stuxnet.

"Further, the satellite in question (INSAT 4B) suffered the power `glitch' in an unexplained fashion, and it's failure served another state's advantage -- in this case China," he said.

Alongwith Indonesia and Iran, India has had the maximum number of infections from Stuxnet which affects Windows computers and gets transmitted through USB sticks. While Iran and Indonesia had about 60,000 and 13,000 Stuxnet infections respectively till late September, India was at the third position with over 6,000 infections. However, it infects only those computers which use certain Siemens software systems. Siemens software systems are used in many Indian government agencies including ISRO.

As it had impacted Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, it was thought that Iran might have been the intended target. Israel, in fact, had emerged as the prime suspect.

According to Carr, the Siemens software in use in ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre is S7-400 PLC and SIMATIC WinCC, both of which, he said, would activate the Stuxnet worm. The Stuxnet worm was first discovered in June this year, a month before INSAT 4B was hit by the mysterious power failure.

SOurce:- China hitting India via Net worm? - The Times of India

WOWWWOWOWOWOOWWOW

JUST ******* WOW!!!

Did TOI even bother researching which Country is the #1 victim of the Stuxnet virus right now? :hitwall::hitwall::hitwall:

Maybe they really should go just stick to soft core ****...
 
and who is targetting Iran's nuclear programme

is it china ?

these amarican thinks that what ever they say will be belived ..
 
WOWWWOWOWOWOOWWOW

JUST ******* WOW!!!

Did TOI even bother researching which Country is the #1 victim of the Stuxnet virus right now? :hitwall::hitwall::hitwall:

Maybe they really should go just stick to soft core ****...

it did
you just didn't read the article properly
1>Iran -60,000 Infections
2>Indonesia -13,000 Infections
3>India -6000 Infections
:smokin:
 
it did
you just didn't read the article properly
1>Iran -60,000 Infections
2>Indonesia -13,000 Infections
3>India -6000 Infections
:smokin:

Don't pretend to be smug when you are posting the journalistic equivalent of diarrhea.
 
Don't pretend to be smug when you are posting the journalistic equivalent of diarrhea.

And why not blame it on the Chinese the next time you get a diarrhea hardcore. The Chinese did this, the Chinese did that. OMG I didn't know my country was the equivalent of Chuck Norris in India.
 
Don't pretend to be smug when you are posting the journalistic equivalent of diarrhea.
it far better than your cpc controlled media
And why not blame it on the Chinese the next time you get a diarrhea hardcore. The Chinese did this, the Chinese did that. OMG I didn't know my country was the equivalent of Chuck Norris in India.
I did not blame anyone personally so pls refrain from personal attacks:sick:
 
this matter is getting over hyped,and exaggerated,our satellite is fine,one of the Indian member had confirmed on an another thread that his DTH connection is still receiving signal from the same satellite and no diversion is made
 
I doubt if this article is anywhere close to reality.

I mean China is a smart country but certainly not smart enough to develop something like Stuxnet. I have my reservations over this.

I say its Israel/US behind this one.
 
And why not blame it on the Chinese the next time you get a diarrhea hardcore. The Chinese did this, the Chinese did that. OMG I didn't know my country was the equivalent of Chuck Norris in India.

lol, thanks God they didn't blame ISI this time!!!!!!!! :lol:
 
The worm was clearly targetted towards Iran and most likely originated from USA or Israel, now China is being the escape goat..whats next?? Taliban / Al Quiada flying drones, Osama using black berry?? Mullah omar caught with iphone??
 
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