Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Could a Rogue Computer Virus be Used to Shut Down Nuclear Plants Worldwide?


It is now common knowledge that the U.S. and Israel developed the Stuxnet computer virus in order to slow down Iran’s nuclear program.

Indeed, one of the computer experts quoted by the New York Times, German cyber-security expert Ralph Langner, noted in a Ted talk last month that Stuxnet could be used to attack Western nuclear power plants and other types of automated plants .... http://www.washingtonsblog.com