Security4 dSeptember 17, 2026, 20:08

World's most sophisticated malware attack reportedly now freely available on GitHub

An anonymous researcher published a GitHub repository with a reconstruction of the Stuxnet worm, built from 2010 binary samples allegedly for learning and research. Developers on Hacker News doubted its authenticity, calling the project 'AI slop': an early version repeats the name Stuxnet, which Symantec coined after discovery.

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World's most sophisticated malware attack reportedly now freely available on GitHub

Repository assembled from samples found by VirusBlokAda in 2010
Developers call project 'AI slop' and doubt authenticity
Stuxnet disabled about 1000 centrifuges at Natanz
Worm exploited four Windows zero-days, all now patched

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