Stuxnet Sibling Duqu Slinks Into Industrial Systems
October 21, 2011 No CommentsSOURCE: TechNewsWorld
Symantec has sounded the alarm on Duqu, a newly discovered strain of malware that appears to be very similar to Stuxnet, a dangerously malicious program that wreaked havoc on Iran’s nuclear research program. The two seem to be made for different purposes, though — while Stuxnet is a worm built to destroy, Duqu is more of an information gatherer.