Fast16 malware sabotaged Iran's nuclear weapons test simulations in 2005; fed false pressure data to engineers, tricking them into believing tests failed - likely created by US or Israel alongside Stuxnet operation.

Experts Confirm the Fast16 Malware Was Sabotaging Nuclear Weapons Tests, Likely in Iran

Researchers have confirmed that a remarkable piece of malware discovered years ago but analyzed only recently was designed to subvert nuclear weapons testing simulations with the aim of undermining those tests and slowing the progress of a nuclear program. The new information, from researchers at the security firm Symantec, confirms what has only previously been speculated about the code by the company that first discovered it — SentinelOne. The malicious code, known as Fast16, was designed to s...