Stuxnet: Contagion in the Network
Discovered in June 2010, W32.Stuxnet is a computer worm that targeted industrial systems. The worm was spread through Microsoft Windows and delivered through a USB flash drive. The curation below captures media coverage of the initial event and subsequent news.
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The Known, Unknowns, and Uncontrollables of Contagion
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“Stuxnet exploited the three tenets of cyber security to reveal the knowns, unknowns, and uncontrollables of network contagion. #contagion
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“#contagion “Vulnerabilities that can be exploited are quantifiable risks (known-knowns), while for those for (cont) tl.gd/de456p
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“Three tenets of cyber security: system susceptibility, access to the flaw, capability to exploit the flaw #contagion tinyurl.com/3qyo6ud
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Known-Knowns: June – July 2010
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“Stuxnet 06/10 infects more than 60,000 computers systems in Iran, US, & 10 other countries via the Internet #contagion
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“#contagion “The Internet is, it seems, robust in terms of resistance to random, and common contagions, but (cont) tl.gd/de45p6
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Report: Stuxnet Hit 5 Gateway Targets on Its Way to Iranian Plant
Attackers behind the Stuxnet computer worm focused on targeting five organizations in Iran that they believed would get them to their fin… -
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“#contagion Iran blamed Stuxnet worm on Western plot: “Western states are trying to stop Iran’s (nuclear) (cont) tl.gd/de48db
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“#contagion Stuxnet worm is more complex than previous viruses; spreads via USB drives … propagates by (cont) tl.gd/de466u
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Stuxnet: How It Infects PLCs -
This video demonstrates how W32.Stuxnet can compromise a Programmable
Logic Controller
(PLC), resulting in unintended consequences for the
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Known-Unknown: July 2010
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“Is Stuxnet industrial espionage-Cyber spies launched first publicly known global attack via the Internet. #contagion tinyurl.com/3wknw2n
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Known-Uncontrollable: July 2010
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“Stuxnet is an open source weapon. Exploiting the infection on YouTube #contagion tinyurl.com/5tosegj
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Windows zero-day attack works on all Windows systems | Naked Security
Filed Under: Malware, Video, Vulnerability Update: I have recorded a new more detailed video of the infection. Other minor edits as well…. -
Known-Known: September 2010
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“#contagion Stuxnet exploited four zero-day vulnerabilities “A threat using one zero-day vulnerability by (cont) tl.gd/de46g2
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“Stuxnet target: Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant or the Natanz nuclear fuel centrifuge facility? Experts (cont) tl.gd/de46on
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Known-Unknown: September 2010
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“Was Stuxnet built to attack Iran’s nuclear program by targeting Bushehr nuclear reactor? #contagion tinyurl.com/2ce5xl8
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Unknown-Unknown: September 2010
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“#contagion Is Israel responsible for Stuxnet? Biblical reference in Stuxnet code to Book of Esther: Jews (cont) tl.gd/de4926
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Known-Known: October 2010
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“Stuxnet can easily spread because it lies dormant in most machines and may never execute its code. #contagion tinyurl.com/3c47nac
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Known-Knowns: November 2010 – January 2011
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“Stuxnet designed to sabotage power supplies in nuclear fuel-refining centrifuge systems; targets Natanz #contagion tinyurl.com/32ot8bg
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“Stuxnet is game-changer: likely developed by a well-financed team #contagion tinyurl.com/3z9nfnc
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Stuxnet virus threat is real | PRI.ORG
Insights into cyber-war’s newest weapon. This story was originally covered by PRI’s The World. For more, listen to the audio above. Stuxn… -
“#contagion November 2010 Iran and suspended work at its nuclear facilities but deny that the country’s nuclear (cont) tl.gd/de477t
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“#contagion Ahmadinejad Publicly Acknowledges Stuxnet Disrupted Iranian Centrifuges: “They succeeded in (cont) tl.gd/de47k6
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“#contagion Israeli Test on Stuxnet: Dimona complex critical testing ground in a joint American and Israeli (cont) tl.gd/de4963
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Stuxnet Worm Delayed Iran’s Nuclear Bomb
JERUSALEM, Israel – The idea that Israel tested the Stuxnet computer worm at its own nuclear complex in Dimona in Israel’s southern Negev… -
Iranian police launch cybercrime unit – Telegraph
The country’s first web watchdog team was now operational in the capital, Tehran, while police stations throughout the country would have… -
Known-Uncontrollables: March – April 2011
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“Iran responds to Stuxnet attack with open call for hackers; amassing cyber #contagion t.co/lC3cgPpK
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Iranian security forces welcome hackers’ skills
The Iranian task force for IT crimes has announced that police will enlist the aid of computer hackers. Colonel Toraj Kazemi, the deputy … -
“#contagion Iran concedes Stuxnet infected Bushehr: “If the Bushehr power plant were to go on line, “the (cont) tl.gd/de480o
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Uknown-Unknown: April 2011
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“Senior Iranian official accuses Siemens of supplying US & Israel control system information #contagion tinyurl.com/4x8g3a9
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Known-Known: July 2011
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“#contagion Ralph Langner: “…an attacker needs zero insider information and zero programming skills at the (cont) tl.gd/de4adf
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Ralph Langner speaks about Stuxnet
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Uknown-Uncontrollable: July 2011
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“US gov: Stuxnet could morph n2 new threat. No way of knowing who will use it/what they will use it for #contagion tinyurl.com/3h9stkr
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Known-Unknowns: September 2011
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“Security Expert: U.S. ‘Leading Force’ Behind Stuxnet #contagion tinyurl.com/6erld6g
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“#contagion Stuxnet threat remains on Internet. Langer: “The big problem we have right now is that Stuxnet has (cont) tl.gd/de4cv3
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“A growing network creates new assemblages, new connections spread infection #contagion
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Stuxnet Worm: Nine Facts Every IT Security Pro Should Know – Security – News & Reviews
Even before Belarus-based security firm VirusBlokAda reported Stuxnet’s existence in July, the malicious worm had grabbed the attention o… -
Uknown-Unknowns: September 2011
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“Russia Blames U.S. and Israel for Stuxnet Worm #contagion tinyurl.com/3s9v7st
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Known-Known: September – October 2011
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“A year later hackers study Stuxnet; scant evidence US utilities are building defenses against attack. #contagion tinyurl.com/3vmbojp
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“U.S. utilities & industries face increasing number of cyber break-ins 342 this year. More expected. #contagion tinyurl.com/6erbdq6
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Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2011/0307/The-new-cyber-arms-race
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“Dept of Homeland Security & Idaho National La are backbone of the gov’s plan to secure industrial systems. #contagion tinyurl.com/3ha8phn
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“#contagion Homeland Security and Idaho National Laboratory work to find and stop cyber-attack that could (cont) tl.gd/de4ckk
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The uncontrollables are the most troublesome factors of contagion.
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“#contagion “Epidemic dispersion occurs not simply because the codification of a particular replicator, but (cont) tl.gd/de4ali
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“#contagion “…the detection problem has become part of a broader struggle for network power, which involves (cont) tl.gd/de4bim
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Stuxnet is a perfect example of how virality can be created in stable and instable network.
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“Parts of Stuxnet can be copied via the Internet to and be used to create another Stuxnet-type attack: Digital dirty bomb #contagion
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Unknown-Uncontrollable: Present time
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“Unknown-uncontrollable: Future Stuxnet-like attacks are endemic to the network #contagion
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Perfect Storm of Internet Censorship
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U.S. reserves right to meet cyber attack with forceWASHINGTON | Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:34pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States reserves the right to retaliate with military force ag…
