My OperaStuxnet: Computer Virus and Weapon
By Joseph D. Lienjdlien. Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:45:43 AM
It sounds like part of an overblown action movie, but the notorious Stuxnet worm is real. Said to be more sophisticated than any other, this malware can compromise industrial systems like power plants.
Perhaps more scary than Stuxnet's ability to mess with nuclear reactors and oil pipelines is the way that it has been targeted, and where it likely originates. According to Symantec, over 60% of Stuxnet infected computers were in Iran, whose nuclear program has been damaged by the worm. It is widely suspected that this particular bit of malicious code was crafted with the support of government.
Stuxnet, my friends, is not just some virus... it's a weapon. Wow!
Check out this fascinating video below for a quick breakdown of Stuxnet
Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
Abhinavdecodedthought # Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:50:26 AM
Tamil # Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:40:07 AM
ErikshaktiIIIgta # Sunday, June 19, 2011 12:19:49 PM
nice post
Cutting Spoonhellspork # Monday, June 20, 2011 9:06:29 PM
Orontes H. SolísDrakoDrakkonis # Tuesday, June 21, 2011 6:47:43 AM
We agree: Stuxnet is a weapon, but its reaches exactly are not directed to a specific nation but against the weaknesses of a industrial system of specific brand used throughout the world.
Before the Iran-haters begin once more, to sing victory, it would be better to read carefully what Bruce Schneier, an expert in cyber security, has published at his stupendous Crypto-Gram Newsletter (June 15, 2011):
*New Siemens SCADA Vulnerabilities Kept Secret* >
http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-1106.html
The chilling truth is that Stuxnet was an attack on a planetary scale_ Period
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Santiago Rivera dxg31 # Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:24:26 PM
Austendaniel AdedosuAdedosu # Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:44:12 PM
Oseni teefyTeefy # Sunday, June 26, 2011 5:02:59 PM