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Stuxnet Virus Opens New Era of Cyber War
Spiegel ^ | 8/8/11 | Holger Stark

Posted on 08/08/2011 12:41:47 PM PDT by LibWhacker

The Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency, attacked the Iranian nuclear program with a highly sophisticated computer virus called Stuxnet. The first digital weapon of geopolitical importance, it could change the way wars are fought -- and it will not be the last attack of its kind.

The complex on a hill near an interchange on the highway from Tel Aviv to Haifa is known in Israel simply as "The Hill." The site, as big as several soccer fields, is sealed off from the outside world with high walls and barbed wire -- a modern fortress that symbolizes Israel's fight for survival in the Middle East. As the headquarters of Israel's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, this fortress is strictly off-limits to politicians and journalists alike. Ordinarily, it is the Mossad that makes house calls, and not the other way around.

(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cyber; stuxnet; virus; war

1 posted on 08/08/2011 12:41:55 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
The first digital weapon of geopolitical importance

The person writing this statement hasn't been paying attention.

2 posted on 08/08/2011 12:53:13 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: LibWhacker

And your proof the Mossad did it, Mein Herr?


3 posted on 08/08/2011 12:53:43 PM PDT by SanFranDan
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To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...

4 posted on 08/08/2011 12:56:48 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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5 posted on 08/08/2011 12:57:30 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: SanFranDan

Spiegel wants to draw attentions away from Germany.

At the direction of the German Government possibly acting on an IDF or Mossad request, Siemens did the deed

The extermination of the nuclear scientists might reasonably be credited to Mossad.


6 posted on 08/08/2011 1:00:04 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ....Rats carry plague)
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To: LibWhacker
The process is controlled by a Siemens system that runs on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Three cheers for Microsoft virii.

7 posted on 08/08/2011 1:14:42 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: bert
At the direction of the German Government possibly acting on an IDF or Mossad request, Siemens did the deed

The extermination of the nuclear scientists might reasonably be credited to Mossad.

Siemens? Plausable. Mossad yep - I'll bet you're right on that one.

8 posted on 08/08/2011 2:59:18 PM PDT by GOPJ (The end of our great nation - caused by 'give it all away' dems. May dems reap what they sown...)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks LibWhacker. This author may or may not have an agenda, but he’s got a two-parter (online) about Iran’s bomb program.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,701109,00.html


9 posted on 08/08/2011 5:16:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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