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Stuxnet Analysis Backs Iran-Israel Connection
Trailrunner7 writes "Liam O'Murchu of Symantec, speaking at the Virus Bulletin Conference, provided the first detailed public analysis of the worm's inner workings to an audience of some of the world's top computer virus experts. O'Murchu described a sophisticated and highly targeted virus and demonstrated a proof of concept exploit that showed how the virus could cause machines using infected PLCs to run out of control. Though most of the conversation about Stuxnet is still based on conjecture, O'Murchu said that Symantec's analysis of Stuxnet's code for manipulating PLCs on industrial control systems by Siemens backs up both the speculation that Iran was the intended target and that Israel was the possible source of the virus. O'Murchu noted that researchers had uncovered the reference to an obscure date in the worm's code, May 9, 1979, which, he noted, was the date on which a prominent Iranian Jew, Habib Elghanian, was executed by the new Islamic government shortly after the revolution. Anti-virus experts said O'Murchu's hypothesis about the origins of Stuxnet were plausible, though some continue to wonder how the authors of such a sophisticated piece of malware allowed it to break into the wild and attract attention."
Symantec has also issued a lengthy and detailed dossier on Stuxnet (PDF).
Why is that a Troll? Bitches with mod points should answer that argument instead of getting their panties wedged.
When you have an enemy that merits attack, laws and convention and all the "civilized" nonsense that is LESS important than "not being put to the sword" goes out the window as it should.
Conventional "morality" is a luxury of those who are protected by overwhelming force. Israel is surrounded by religious enemies, and won't get a second chance to lose a war.
"This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
They have no intention of stopping until they've slaughtered every Arab baby in the world.
You do realize, simply by the weight of numbers, how absolutely batshit insane you sound?
So the Jews are motivated, capable, willing, and utter fucking idiots who reveal everything in easter eggs in the program.
As much as I loathe and despise the state of Israel, I think its entirely inappropriate to equate "Jew" with "Israeli".
There are plenty of nice, tolerant Jews that I have known whereas virtually all of the Israelis I have known have been racist and xenophobic.
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.