Stuxnet - A Very interesting article

[Pyroman]

A Very interesting article if you get a spare 20 minutes

 

How Digital Detectives Deciphered Stuxnet, the Most Menacing Malware in History | Threat Level*| Wired.com

[JJonas]

That was a gripping read, well worth the time

[X-13]

That was a gripping read, well worth the time

 

 

I second this. Good find.

[synaesthesia]

Very interesting indeed - it amazes me how much we think we know about something from the news and our own delvings into the security world is belittled by the wealth of information from that article alone. It also highlights/reminds us that behind the moronic facades of most "security" companies like McAfee and Symantec, there are indeed some damned genius people.

[Achandler]

Blocked for Malware here hahaha. I'll unblock it and read it this afternoon once school has ended here.

[Pyroman]

The thing it only sort of touches on is who actually made this malware, I would suggest that it probably was a government. What does everyone else think?

[jinnantonnixx]

The thing it only sort of touches on is who actually made this malware, I would suggest that it probably was a government. What does everyone else think?

 

Probably a government agency, like Association of National Park Authorities or the Pensions Ombudsman.

 

Seriously, wouldn't this make a great film?

[michael2k6]

Genius.

[Trapper]

The thing it only sort of touches on is who actually made this malware, I would suggest that it probably was a government. What does everyone else think?

 

More than likely the US and Israel maybe a CIA/Mossad project.

[garethEds]

Enjoyed that.Gareth

[RabbieBurns]

Researchers Say Vulnerabilities Could Let Hackers Spring Prisoners From Cells | Threat Level | Wired.com

 

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2011/07/PLC-White-Paper_Newman_Rad_Strauchs_July22_2011.pdf

[arwen]

Thanks for the great read. Hopefully this has opened companies eye that they should not assume hackers cant do something. To me, its best if you assume anything you can do, a hacker can do too, and possibly more!

It does sound politically motivated though...

[Arthur]

For anyone who thought Wired's article wasn't technical enough, Microsoft's Mark Russinovich has an excellent series of articles on Stuxnet...

 

Analyzing a Stuxnet Infection with the Sysinternals Tools, Part 1

Analyzing a Stuxnet Infection with the Sysinternals Tools, Part 2

Analyzing a Stuxnet Infection with the Sysinternals Tools, Part 3

 

See also...

Symantec's W32.Stuxnet Dossier (PDF)

Stuxnet's Footprint in Memory with Volatility 2.0