35. Iran: Stuxnet Computer Virus Is Mutating, Spreading

Iran: Stuxnet Computer Virus Is Mutating, Spreading September 27, 2010 The Stuxnet computer virus has mutated and is spreading, the deputy chief of Iran’s Information Technology Company said, IRNA reported Sept. 27. Hamid Alipur said the exact level of contamination is unclear. He said the Information Technology Company had expected to be able to root out the virus in one to two months, but three new versions of it have been spreading. Alipur said the virus’s writer has been able to access industrial information not available to information technology experts. He said Stuxnet was not written by ordinary hackers and a country or organization was involved in Stuxnet’s creation.