K.S. Rajan (17
Apr 2012)
"Israeli
double agent planted Stuxnet work using a memory stick"
"A new report [...] claims that the
Stuxnet worm that crippled Iran’s nuclear program at the Natanz
facility was planted by an Israeli “proxy”, essentially an
Iranian that was working for Israel. "
From
http://www.techspot.com/news/48184-israeli-double-agent-planted-stuxnet-work-using-a-memory-stick.html
, FYI,
David
Israeli double agent planted Stuxnet work using a memory stick
By Shawn Knight
On April 13, 2012, 4:30 PM EST
Comments 15
stuxnet, worm, israe
A new report from Richard Sale of ISSSource claims that the
Stuxnet worm that crippled Iran’s nuclear program at the Natanz
facility was planted by an Israeli “proxy”, essentially an
Iranian that was working for Israel. The report further
indicates that similar proxies have been used to assassinate
scientists enlisted to help Iran build a nuclear program,
although officials have said that the US never indulged in
targeted killings.
The proxy was able to load the worm onto a memory stick and
directly upload it to a system on the network. Once activated,
it infiltrated the entire network and took over the necessary
systems. The revealing information comes from current and former
US intelligence officials who have asked to remain anonymous due
to their proximity to ongoing investigations, according to the
report.
If you are unfamiliar, Stuxnet was a computer worm created
jointly by the United States and Israel designed to infiltrate
and disrupt Iran’s nuclear program. The worm has been regarded
as the most sophisticated every developed as it used 20 zero-day
security exploits. It remained untraceable by all anti-virus
software as well. It took security researchers several months to
deconstruct, analyze and fully understand its purpose.
When the time was right, Stuxnet deployed its payload which only
targeted Siemens supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA) systems and other select systems. The goal of the attack
was to damage the centrifuges used to enrich uranium for nuclear
use.