LEAKING AMERICAN SECRETS IN THE PAST
Posted on 01/15/2011 9:55:37 PM PST by americanophile
Report: Israel used centrifuges identical to those in Iran to test out worm that set Teheran's nuclear program years back; virus was authorized by Bush administration, rather than allow an Israeli attack. Israel tested the Stuxnet virus in Dimona, according to a Sunday report by The New York Times.
Israel reportedly has centrifuges that are identical to those at the Iranian nuclear site in Natanz, which were used to test the Stuxnet computer worm.
In 2008, the Times reported, German company Siemens cooperated with the Idaho National Laboratory, allowing it to identify problems in the comany's computer controllers, which are used in Iranian nuclear plants. The laboratory is part of the American Energy Department, which is responsible for nuclear weapons in the US.
The vulnerabilities identified in 2008 were used the following year by Stuxnet.
The Times' report explained how Stuxnet operates. First, it spun Iranian nuclear centrifuges out of control. It would also secretly record the daily routine at the nuuclear plant and play back the recording of a regular day to operators at the plant. This way, it would seem that the facility was operating correctly, while the centrifuges were being destroyed.
The Stuxnet virus enters computers through removable drives or through the internet. It then spreads to other computers and any drives that may be plugged into them. The virus searches for computers with Step 7, software that programs Siemens controllers. After a controller is infected, Stuxnet hides itself. After a few days, the virus speeds and slows motors in such a way that could damage them. At the same time, it sends out the false signals described above.
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LEAKING AMERICAN SECRETS IN THE PAST
Here's a good dossier by wired magazine on the subject: W32.Stuxnet Dossier
Very interesting. I wonder if this also has anything to do with nuclear engineers, professors and physicists meeting tragic fates in Iran.
The Times article clearly states the program was started and run at the orders of the Bush Administration. Further it clearly indicates that all the Bush hating FReepers were totally, absolutely wrong and misguided in their criticism. They were wrong then and are still wrong. They have egg on their faces. They are celebrating today with crow sandwiches.
How does the crow taste? Is it good?
Or possibly the virus was “carpet bombed” to every IP address within 15 miles of the plant and all the personal computers are still infected. Unless a virus is defined in virus software and stays benign it’s not found in a scan, right?
Wasn’t that article posted here on FR? It was a great read on how it worked thru their system ...allot of techies were commmenting so one could understand how remarkable this whole operation was.
Defensive much?
Because Iran realizes the whole world now knows they were completely pwned. It's the gift that keeps on giving. And the paranoid can worry that there are other booby traps either in place already, or waiting to be carried in by someone who could not grasp the concept of IT security.
All your centrifuge belong to us. Someone set up the bomb. Zig for great justice.
Fascinating, thanks. Absolutely brilliant.
LOL
I like that idea even better, thanks. Poor James Bond, put out to pasture.
I been doing computers for 25 years and I gotta tell you that this is absolutely masterful!
The first article I read it on from FoxNews.com said it infected over 100,000 computers looking for just EXACTLY the computers it wanted and did absolutely NOTHING to any of them, only hitting its targets.
I congratulate the authors and those responsible.
Godspeed
“It’s a little tougher to sneak something into North Korea.”
Haven’t you seen 24?
The part on Paul Revere is priceless.
Yes.
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