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Originally Posted by dtw (Post 5718821)

Have you read up on the stuxnet virus, and if so, care to comment - especially in consideration of your question above?

Yes, thank you.

A perfect example for our discussion. The stuxnet virus was developed to attack a rather rare Siemens electrical control. It was obviously targeted at Iranian nuclear facilities as that is where it propagated the fastest and to the largest extent.

Few countries are capable of such a sophisticated virus. Stuxnet set an unprecedented level of attributes as well as the ability to spy on, reprogram the host computer and the first to have a PLC rootkit.

Clearly not an amateur effort.

So who did it? The short list includes the US and Israel. There are only a handful of nations with the resources required and a motive.

So, was this stuxnet virus an unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation?

How would we respond to such an attack?

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Originally Posted by RPKESQ (Post 5718786)

Really? You know this for a fact?
(Maybe Joey can answer that for you)

They were attacked. That is easily verified.

So what indicate that the American government, military, CIA, NSA, etc was not behind the attcks?

And what about my statements is unfair?

If "we" were behind it, the site would be wiped out. The WL site is still there:213.251.145.96 - You were comparing US to the likes of China which would have the site 100% blocked by now. Attacks happen on web servers all the time

Anyways. DDOS is childs play. I think the whole situation is funny. And I am done discussing it now.

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Originally Posted by slakjaw (Post 5719353)

DDOS is childs play.

Exactly. Hell, there's even an app for that.
The attacks on Master and Visa were not real "hacks".