Iran's leadership - if you want to call it that - is really upset: Stuxnet invaded Iran's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems through "zero-day" access. It's a sneaky approach; albeit not widely implemented by worm-builders because other vulnerabilities are easier to penetrate. It's a tricky bit of code indeed that will lie quietly by until the zd window opens. As noted previously, however, it appears to reject any configuration that doesn't match its target - which is why Iran's claim that it poses a threat to personal computing platforms is laughable.
Significantly, their lack of foresight or general ineptness - which appears to have left them vulnerable to infection - has them blowing their tops:
they're threatening military retaliation.
Iranian and intelligence sources report that these statements are preparing the ground for Tehran to go beyond condemning the states or intelligence bodies alleged to have sponsored the cyber attack on Iranian infrastructure and military industries and retaliate against them militarily. Iran is acting in the role of victim of unprovoked, full-scale, cyber terror aggression.
Damn. Maybe they should stop enriching uranium.
You know why you can't circumcise an Iranian?
There ain't no end to them pricks.
- Gallagher
MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The mayor of a small town in western Mexico was found on Monday stoned to death in the third attack on a public official in the country in less than a week, local authorities said.
Either they're growing really potent weed, or you really need to consider someplace other than Mexico for your next vacation.