Military-Grade Malware Spurs Theories on New Cyberwar Threat

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WASHINGTON, DC – Cybersecurity officials have discovered a widely disseminated piece of malicious software called Stuxnet, which they say establishes a new precedent in the sophistication and threat of cyberwarfare. It's unclear exactly what Stuxnet was designed to do, but officials say the software had embedded itself across computer systems at a number of power facilities and factories over the past year. It appeared to have the ability, if activated, to briefly wrest control of industrial components away from human operators. Analysts say it's possible this could destroy the targeted facility by causing explosions and fires. Wired's Kim Zetter explores the technical analysis and processes in-depth. It's unknown who created it, to what end, and what exactly Stuxnet would have done if it had not been discovered. But here's what we know and the implications.


Hot Stuxnet Works  The Financial Times' Joseph Menn and Mary Watkins write, "The Stuxnet computer worm spreads through previously unknown holes in Microsoft’s Windows operating system and then looks for a type of software made by Siemens and used to control industrial components, including valves and brakes. Stuxnet can hide itself, wait for certain conditions and give new orders to the components that reverse what they would normally do, the experts said. The commands are so specific that they appear aimed at an industrial sector, but officials do not know which one or what the affected equipment would do. While cyber attacks on computer networks have slowed or stopped communication in countries such as Estonia and Georgia, Stuxnet is the first aimed at physical destruction and it heralds a new era in cyberwar."

source :- [url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20100924/cm_atlantic/militarygrademalwarespurstheoriesonnewcyberwarthreat5158]http://news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20100924/cm_atlantic/militarygrademalwarespurstheoriesonnewcyberwarthreat5158[/url]

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LoL.1q LoL.1q LoL.1q idi chesinde american intelligence ani konni stories unnayi..iran nuclear facility target ga stuxnet ni develop chesaranta  sSc_hiding2 sSc_hiding2

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[quote author=ChittiNaidu link=topic=102066.msg1085120#msg1085120 date=1285362898]
@3$% @3$%  chesina chesi untaru yedavalu....Siemens PLC lani kuda chedagottaru edavalu....inka a sid elo nunchi kuda researchulu modalettali.....
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ee hack source code lantidi kuda appudepudo vesinattu gurthu  sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink

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[quote author=Leader871 link=topic=102066.msg1085110#msg1085110 date=1285362739]
LoL.1q LoL.1q LoL.1q idi chesinde american intelligence ani konni stories unnayi..iran nuclear facility target ga stuxnet ni develop chesaranta  sSc_hiding2 sSc_hiding2
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good info mama ippude chadiva ee article
[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/24/stuxnet-worm-national-agency]http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/24/stuxnet-worm-national-agency[/url]

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[quote author=parisprasad link=topic=102066.msg1085164#msg1085164 date=1285363738]
good info mama ippude chadiva ee article
[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/24/stuxnet-worm-national-agency]http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/24/stuxnet-worm-national-agency[/url]
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