[BITList] NYTimes.com: Worm Was Perfectfor SabotagingCentrifuges

[John Feltham]

G'day Hugh,

On 20/11/2010, at 2:21 AM, HUGH wrote:

<< I worked alongside an English chap with Babcock & Wilcox many years ago - Couperthwaite, I think he was called - anyway, his favourite Scottish saying (as he put it) was "a warrrrum wurrrrum".  He would utter it often.  My take on this Iranian worm (having read what Colin sent) is that I can't see how or why a computer would be controlling the AC current frequency in the centrifuges' supply, period, let alone while online to some ropey website. >>

Having worked n quite a few power stations in the Process Control Instrument world I never, to my knowledge came across this feature in large motors but that doesn't mean that there aren't any out there. Be aware that I have been out of 'my trade' since 1985.

However enter this into Google and you might come across something that fits the bill.

computer control of frequency

ooroo

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