Sunday, September 26, 2010

The stuxnet virus




If you haven't heard by now, the stuxnet virus is some powerful stuff. It's the first virus of its kind to be able to fuck shit up IRL (Think hackers on steroids type shit), like making entire industrial factories blow up sky high. Is this the future of hacking, where one virus has the power to blow up nuclear plants and launch warheads?

"WASHINGTON – A powerful computer code attacking industrial facilities around the world, but mainly in Iran, probably was created by experts working for a country or a well-funded private group, according to an analysis by a leading computer security company.
The malicious code, called Stuxnet, was designed to go after several "high-value targets," said Liam O Murchu, manager of security response operations at Symantec Corp. But both O Murchu and U.S. government experts say there's no proof it was developed to target nuclear plants in Iran, despite recent speculation from some researchers.
Creating the malicious code required a team of as many as five to 10 highly educated and well-funded hackers. Government experts and outside analysts say they haven't been able to determine who developed it or why.
The malware has infected as many as 45,000 computer systems around the world. Siemens AG, the company that designed the system targeted by the worm, said it has infected 15 of the industrial control plants it was apparently intended to infiltrate. It's not clear what sites were infected, but they could include water filtration, oil delivery, electrical and nuclear plants.
None of those infections has adversely affected the industrial systems, according to Siemens.
U.S. officials said last month that the Stuxnet was the first malicious computer code specifically created to take over systems that control the inner workings of industrial plants.
The Energy Department has warned that a successful attack against critical control systems "may result in catastrophic physical or property damage and loss."

From Yahoo news , as well as several other sources. 

Who exactly developed this monster? My money is on the NSA

27 comments:

  1. So what does it actually do? Give control over said factories?
    I always imagined they'd have a seperate network cut off from the internet for this...

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  2. Yeah I kinda agree with Gruff on this. Why wouldn't they have seperate networks that are cut off from the internet for exactly this reason? Seems a little irresponsible to me because that new virus sounds dangerous as hell.

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  3. What does it do? Sounds very interesting.

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  4. I bet on the [insert minority] here doing it

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  5. I haven't gotten a virus in so long.

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  6. I'm with Gruff and James surely they have measures to stop this kinda thing...... If not I'm making a bunker!

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  7. scary. gives me the heeeeby jeeeebies

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  8. Scary stuff. Possible nuclear apocalypse on the border?

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  10. In the comments, bro. Or use the messaging feature that I've never used myself.

    Maybe I'll get around to setting up an IM account, but not anytime soon.

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  12. Scary, but good thing I don't have an oil refinery in my garage.

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  14. Shit, apocalypse is coming. You should check out my blog man. I just got it started.

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  15. This was a long time coming really. Interesting.

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  16. "I am scared for the pernicious nature of the world America has brought about," said my cat as he smoked another bowl of his favorite reefer atop my desk. Goddamn cat is too stoned.

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  17. Hopefully it'll turn out just to be a prank. Like, an Iranian will turn on his television, and it'll receive power at just the right frequencies so as to sound like the static is playing Never Gonna Give You Up.

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  18. inb4 end of the world

    you know i'm right

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  19. That stuff freaks me out!!!


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