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==Results==

==Results==

In all, about one fifth of Iran’s nuclear centrifuges where destroyed.  However, Stuxnet was not intended to leave the targeted facilities, since they where [[air-gaped]]. However, it did escape and is still on the loose in the [[World Wide Web]].  It is not nearly as contagious as it was at first, but even so, the Czech Republic-based security firm [[Kleissner & Associates]] reported that at least 153 unique machines were infected with Stuxnet in 2013 and 2014.<ref>http://www.securityweek.com/stuxnet-still-present-some-organizations-researchers</ref>  Since it was designed to attack [[Siemens]] [[industrial control systems]], it is still a threat to some such equipment which is controlled by older or unpatched [[operating system]]s.<ref>http://www.scmagazineuk.com/stuxnet-still-a-threat-to-critical-infrastructure/article/419802</ref><br />

In all, about one fifth of Iran’s nuclear centrifuges where destroyed.  However, Stuxnet was not intended to leave the targeted facilities, since they where [[air-gaped]]. Unfortunately, it did escape and is still on the loose in the [[World Wide Web]].  It is not nearly as contagious as it was at first, but even so, the Czech Republic-based security firm [[Kleissner & Associates]] reported that at least 153 unique machines were infected with Stuxnet in 2013 and 2014.<ref>http://www.securityweek.com/stuxnet-still-present-some-organizations-researchers</ref>  Since it was designed to attack [[Siemens]] [[industrial control systems]], it is still a threat to some such equipment which is controlled by older or unpatched [[operating system]]s.<ref>http://www.scmagazineuk.com/stuxnet-still-a-threat-to-critical-infrastructure/article/419802</ref><br />

There have been other repercussions as well.  Now malware has been proven an effective attack against country as a whole or a specific program.  Meanwhile, a powerful piece of code still capable of breaking into unprotected systems is "floating" around, out of control.  If the wrong party was able to gain a copy of the malware, they could theoretically decompile, edit, and release it for their own purposes.

There have been other repercussions as well.  Now malware has been proven an effective attack against country as a whole or a specific program.  Meanwhile, a powerful piece of code still capable of breaking into unprotected systems is "floating" around, out of control.  If the wrong party was able to gain a copy of the malware, they could theoretically decompile, edit, and release it for their own purposes.