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Stuxnet is a 2010 worm that sabotaged Iranian nuclear centrifuges via Siemens PLCs, the first malware built to cause physical damage.
Stuxnet Definition: Stuxnet is a 2010 worm that sabotaged Iranian nuclear centrifuges via Siemens PLCs, the first malware built to cause physical damage.
Stuxnet is a highly sophisticated computer worm discovered in 2010 that targeted Siemens programmable logic controllers governing uranium-enrichment centrifuges, widely attributed to a nation-state operation against Iran's nuclear program. It exploited multiple Windows zero-days and used stolen code-signing certificates, and is regarded as the first known malware purpose-built to cause physical damage to industrial equipment.
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