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[Temmu]

it appears that both flame and stuxnet were authored by teams that at the very least, collaborated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...ology-18393985#

[LilBambi]

Yeah...sigh...


Flame Malware Code Traced To Stuxnet - informationweek

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Researchers find a link between the two different pieces of malware, suggesting that the U.S. government may be behind both.

I think this article is very important:

Nations must talk to halt "cyber terrorism": Kaspersky - Reuters

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"It's not cyber war, it's cyber terrorism and I'm afraid it's just the beginning of the game ... I'm afraid it will be the end of the world as we know it," Kaspersky told reporters at a cyber security conference in Tel Aviv.

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"These ideas are spreading too fast," Kaspersky later said, "That cyber boomerang may get back to you."

Kaspersky said governments must cooperate to stop such attacks, as they have done with nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Operating systems must be redesigned, he added.

[Temmu]

this is the teenie tiny tip of the iceberg.
we cannot imagine what the governments of the world already have their fingers in.

mel brooks
silent movie
"engulf and devour" company
"we have our fingers in everything!"

[V.T. Eric Layton]

U.S., Israel developed Flame computer virus --> http://tinyurl.com/7hjxbk4

*GASP* I'm shocked!

[ross549]

Interesting... though, certainly not a surprise.

Adam

[securitybreach]

ross549, on 19 June 2012 - 06:35 PM, said:

Interesting... though, certainly not a surprise.

Adam

Indeed!!!

I read about this the other day and figured that is was true but now we know a lot more. I wonder how other countries think about the US government using cyberwarfare to obtain their goals? Will this give them an excuse to launch their own cyberattacks?