There ’s a coarse misconception that you demand to be connect to the internet to get infected with malware . Well , that ’s not true and , consort to renowned cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky , the kinsfolk at a nuclear force plant in Russialearned this the hard way of life .
Kaspersky recently told the Canberra Press Club in Australia that a Russian nuclear plant life was infected bythe notorious Stuxnet virusthrough a tainted USB stick . The plant was tie to the internet at the time , just as the Natanz nuclear adeptness in Iran which was crippled by Stuxnet in 2010 was not plug into . Kaspersky say that the infection occured “ during Stuxnet clip ” but did n’t elaborate on the effect of the virus on the Russian atomic flora . Kaspersky also cite that even the International Space Station is taint with malware “ from time to time ” thanks to USB stick brought up by scientist .
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Skeptics will channelize out that it ’s hard to fact - check mark Kaspersky ’s call about the nuclear index plant . However , we do know that the Stuxnet worm ’s reach stretch forth beyond Iran . The infectionhit countries all over the world , in fact , even the United States whoallegedlybuilt the dang thing . We do recognise , however , that computer virus have made their way up to the ISSon multiple occasions .
Nevertheless , Kaspersky ’s turgid dot hoop true . In this brave , new era of cyber threat , no one is safe . “ Unfortunately , it ’s very possible that other nations which are not in a struggle will be victims of cyber blast on vital substructure , ” said Kaspersky . “ It ’s cyber space . [ There are ] no margin . ” There are also no holds barred . [ RegisterviaMotherboard ]
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