Mysterious Malware That Can Dupe Industrial Plant Operators Discovered

A group of researchers discovered a rare instance of malicious computer software cleverly designed to mask the disruption of an industrial machine that's being used, for instance, at an energy or chemical plant.

The team from FireEye, a cyber-security firm, stumbled across the malware last year while researching viruses that attack industrial control systems. They dubbed it Irongate.

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