Stuxnet breaks out of its Siemens box

It appears Stuxnet has been modified so that it no longer attacks SCADA, but is now a Remote Access Tool (RAT). It is unclear if the variant is from the same group which created Stuxnet, or if Stuxnet was simply reverse-engineered. Unlike the original Stuxnet, though, this variant does not seem to use a 0 Day attack. This means we need to ensure our systems are fully patched, which is the one thing which anyone can do to protect themselves from the vast majority of malware.