> Beyond the presence of these, the only surprising fact surrounding either worm is that Stuxnet targeted Siemens PLCs. If it weren't for that, there is nothing

> Beyond the presence of these, the only surprising fact surrounding either worm is that Stuxnet targeted Siemens PLCs. If it weren't for that, there is nothing to demonstrate either of these worms weren't written by an entity as relatively benign as an acutely talented, bored teenager. Apart from the fact that flame used a previously unknown chosen prefix collision attack against MD5? I'd love to meet that bored teenager... [see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4080240 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4080240]