An Iranian nuclear scientist is reporting that a new Stuxnet-like virus has popped up on computers in the same facility that Stuxnet originally targeted.
This new virus targets the plant’s automated systems, purportedly shutting them down. More interestingly, the virus causes the infected computers to play AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” at maximum volume in the middle of the night. Really.
Presumably, this dirty deed was dirt cheap to pull off. With only a flick of the switch, this new virus will shake the foundations of Iran’s nuclear program, putting costly, high voltage equipment directly on a highway to hell.
OK, maybe that last bit was a touch too much, but in the brave new world of rock related cyber attacks, anything goes. Are you ready?
And yes, I just managed to use 9 AC/DC song titles in a post about a computer virus. You should be impressed. I challenge you to exceed that amount in the comments. The game is afoot!
520 Chestnut 
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