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Stuxnet-linked malware likely aimed to slow Iran's nuclear program
Fast16 malware, linked to Stuxnet, was likely part of a contemporaneous campaign targeting Iran's nuclear weapons testing simulations rather than predating or directly sabotaging centrifuges.
Kim Zetter / ZERO DAY: Experts: Stuxnet-linked Fast16 malware, designed to subvert nuclear weapons testing simulations, was likely part of a campaign to slow Iran's nuclear ambitions — Fast16 didn't predate Stuxnet but was contemporaneous with it.
It also wasn't aimed at altering nuclear weapons …
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