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Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on October 4, 2010 at 7:53

No, the explosion was cause by the pipe failing due to age and corrosion .

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Permalink Reply by king john on October 4, 2010 at 9:00

any idea where the worm originates?
kj

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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on October 4, 2010 at 12:39

There's a lot of speculation on the source of Stuxnet, but not a lot of hard facts.

The predominant theory is that it's directed at Iran. Further speculation is that it's being done by some group in Israel or the US, possibly government affiliated.

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Permalink Reply by ledlights on October 4, 2010 at 13:20

Yes - apparently after so many replications it deletes itself - behavior lending itself to the theory that it was designed to target specific installations or areas and not to spread as widely as possible.

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Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on October 4, 2010 at 13:36

I would speculate, and feel strongly, that the worm is a joint US Israeli project. Probably carried out by a private team co-sponsored by said participants.

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