Stuxnet: The Changing Face of Cyberwarfare
A deep dive into the Stuxnet cyberweapon, a malicious computer worm targeting industrial control systems with its sophisticated capabilities, affecting multiple countries and posing significant threats to critical resources. Despite being linked to American and Israeli origins, neither country has admitted responsibility for its creation, raising concerns among security experts and government officials worldwide.
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Stuxnet the Changing Face of Cyberwarfare
Introduction A malicious computer worm First uncovered in 2010 by VirusBlokAda Co.
Stuxnet 500KB several programming language Four zero-day flaws executes all routines related to the main payload of the attack a worm automatically executes the propagated copies of the worm a link file responsible for hiding all malicious files and processes, preventing detection of the presence of Stuxnet. a rootkit component
Threat The first visible example of industrial cyberwarfare Targeting industrial control systems Infected over 200,000 computers and caused 1,000 machines to physically degrade The most sophisticated cyberweapon
Target SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) PLCs (Programmable Logic Controller) It is typically introduced to the target environment via an infected USB flash drive.
Affected countries 58.85% Iran 18.22% Indonesia 8.31% India 2.57% Azerbaijan 1.56% United States 1.28% Pakistan Other countries 9.2%
Neither country has admitted responsibility The worm is frequently described as a jointly built American/Israeli cyberweapon.
Problems Worry for security experts and government officials is an act of cyberwarfare against a critical resource Electric grid Financial systems Communications systems
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