 Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | The Obama administration's investigation into the leak of classified information on Stuxnet, a U.S. cyberattack targeting Iran's nuclear programs, has zeroed in on retired Marine General James Cartwright, the general credited with presenting the idea of Stuxnet to the White House in the first place. Stuxnet is particularly notable as the virus that got away: in 2010, the virus managed to escape from the computers at the Iran nuclear facility, spreading around the world. While the virus's moment in the spotlight was embarrassing for the Obama administration, it did reportedly manage to take out 1,000 of the 5,000 centrifuges in Iran's facilities before going rogue. |
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