Virus attacks nuclear power plant in Iran and requires computers to play AC / DC

 

"E-mails sent by a scientist from the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran reported that a malware has forced computers to play "Thunderstruck" at maximum volume"

Scientists reported earlier this week that computers of a nuclear plant in Iran were attacked by a virus that forced them to play the song "Thunderstruck" the Australian band AC / DC - and at maximum volume.

Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at security company F-Secure, says he received "a series of e-mails from Iran" this weekend about the attack. The emails have been sent by a scientist at Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI, which stands for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, in free translation).

One of the emails was published by the analyst in a blog post on F-Secure , on Monday (23/7).

"I am writing to inform you that our nuclear program was once again attacked and compromised by a new virus that ended our network automation at Natanz and Fordo another facility near Qom [...] The automation network and hardware Siemens were attacked and shut down. [...] There were also some random songs playing in several of the workstations in the middle of the night at full volume. "

However, Hypponen ended the post stating that there "can confirm any details. However, we can confirm that the researcher was sending and receiving e-mails from within the AEOI."

It is not the first time Hypponen has been bombarded with e-mails of this type. Last month, the analyst would have written in Wired about his experience of having received an email from the Computer Emergency Team of Iran, who reported on the discovery of the Flame.

For those who do not remember, the Flame is a spy supervirus developed at the behest of the U.S. government in partnership with Israel, in order to attack and destroy the program of uranium enrichment in Iran

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Dragon Ball Z Kinect' puts players in the shoes of Goku

The dream of every fan of the series "Dragon Ball" is able to confront the enemies on screen quickly, using the powers of the characters. Now, the player can fight other heroes of the franchise in the game "Dragon Ball Z Kinect", performing specific movements , which are identified by Kinect.

The game is scheduled to launch in the second half of this year.

At the beginning of the fight, you can choose how the attack. Most of the time, first-person view makes the player feel like a true hero. With a movement of punches in the air quickly, he can hit the opponent with small energy balls to stun him and then hit him from behind.


 

The gait is free, with users having to perform specific attacks or strokes. Nevertheless, in certain parts of the phases, you must use a series of letters available - within them, it performs movements to trigger major powers during the battle, as the Kamehameha, power known to fans of the series.
During the battle, when prompted, the player can make the same motion seen in the drawing and the manga powers to trigger even stronger - it takes a few seconds to be in position so that the blow is executed. The movement is not so simple after all, we need to keep the position for a few moments to realize the special move.
Like most games Kinect, the sensor works, but suffers from a significant delay, and the positions to perform special moves are funny.

 

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