What is Stuxnet?
[[File:Stuxnet.jpg|thumb|right|180px|{{Center|Image depicting the computer virus Stuxnet}}]] [[File:S7300.JPG|thumb|S7-300, the industrial system the worm targets]] '''Stuxnet''' is a [[cyber weapon]] and [[computer worm]]. It was used to sabotage [[Iran’s nuclear program]] with what would seem like a long series of unfortunate accidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/stuxnet-was-work-of-us-and-israeli-experts-officials-say/2012/06/01/gJQAlnEy6U_story.html|title=Stuxnet was work of U.S. and Israeli experts, officials say|author=Ellen Nakashima|date=2 June 2012|work=Washington Post}}</ref> It was first released in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/02/us-cyberattack-iran-idUSTRE7B10AV20111202 |title=Factbox: Cyber warfare expert's timeline for Iran attack |date=2 December 2011 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=20 October 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126042900/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/02/us-cyberattack-iran-idUSTRE7B10AV20111202 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It became known only after the release of the second version.<ref name=KelleyBTI>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/stuxnet-was-far-more-dangerous-than-previous-thought-2013-11 |title=The Stuxnet Attack On Iran's Nuclear Plant Was 'Far More Dangerous' Than Previously Thought |author=Michael B Kelley |date=20 November 2013 |publisher=Business Insider Inc. |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref> In 2010, an error in the [[code]] led the [[virus]] to spread outside the test labs and to infect computers [[worldwide|around the world]].<ref name=SchwartzIWNC/> Both the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] have been accused of developing and releasing Stuxnet.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/stuxnet-was-work-of-us-and-israeli-experts-officials-say/2012/06/01/gJQAlnEy6U_story.html |title=Stuxnet was work of U.S. and Israeli experts, officials say |author=Ellen Nakashima; Joby Warrick |d