Iran's Nuclear Computer Forced to Play AC/DC's 'Thunderstruck' By Malware
July 24, 2012, 12 years ago
The International Business Times is reporting that a computer malware has allegedly attacked computer systems in Iran forcing them to play AC/DC's 'Thunderstruck' at full volume in the middle of the night, according to a computer security researcher.
Mikko Hypponen, lead researcher at the Finnish computer security firm F-Secure, reported in his blog that a scientist working at the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) sent him an e-mail about his systems getting hit by a cyber-attack.
"I am writing you to inform you that our nuclear program has once again been compromised and attacked by a new worm with exploits which have shut down our automation network at Natanz and another facility Fordo near Qom," reads the email."According to the email our cyber experts sent to our teams, they believe a hacker tool Metasploit was used," it continued.
Metasploit, an open-source project used to find vulnerabilities in software, is reportedly very easy and cheap to develop.
"There was also some music playing randomly on several of the workstations during the middle of the night with the volume maxed out," the e-mail reads. "I believe it was playing 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC."
Read more at the International Business Times.
