Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
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Re: Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
#2seems to me that whenever iran is getting closer to some favorable deal with the west there is some attack. pretty sure it's a provocation so Iran counter attacks and loses the deal.
Re: Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
#3Why does Iran announce these situations? Covering them up would seem more typical of a secretive nuclear program.
Re: Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
#4Why does Iran announce these situations? Covering them up would seem more typical of a secretive nuclear program.
At the end of the day the would like to have their sanctions removed in exchange for shutting down their nuclear program.
And it also feeds the narrative of beeing the victim of the other states beeing the aggressors.
Re: Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
#5Why does Iran announce these situations? Covering them up would seem more typical of a secretive nuclear program.
At the end of the day the would like to have their sanctions removed in exchange for shutting down their nuclear program. And it also feeds the narrative of beeing the victim of the other states beeing the aggressors.
> feeds the narrative of beeing the victim of the other states beeing the aggressors
Does it? Someone blew up my secret nuclear enrichment facility isn’t exactly an endearing pitch.
Re: Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
#6This is interesting because it is much less subtle than stuxnet. One of the core features of stuxnet was that it broke centrifuges in a way that looked like (I think) manufacturering faults. That's why it went on so long and did so much damage: no one thought to look for it. It even faked logs I believe.
This incident seems to be the opposite: a big one day event timed to make a splash and be quite obvious...
Re: Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
At the end of the day the would like to have their sanctions removed in exchange for shutting down their nuclear program. And it also feeds the narrative of beeing the victim of the other states beeing the aggressors.
> feeds the narrative of beeing the victim of the other states beeing the aggressors Does it? Someone blew up my secret nuclear enrichment facility isn’t exactly an endearing pitch.
It isn't secret at all.
Re: Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
#8This is interesting because it is much less subtle than stuxnet. One of the core features of stuxnet was that it broke centrifuges in a way that looked like (I think) manufacturering faults. That's why it went on so long and did so much damage: no one thought to look for it. It even faked logs I believe. This incident seems to be the opposite: a big one day event timed to make a splash and be quite obvious...
STUXNet, by all accounts, was also not very subtle though.
They packed the thing with so many exploits that the virus was ubiquitous and very obviously nation-state produced.
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#9The Israelis committed an act of Nuclear Terrorism
Re: Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facility shut down
#10I can offer a different theory.
You have a bunch of overworked underpaid and under qualified engineers in charge of deploying a nuclear facility with a ton of political pressure, and some crazy ass deadline.
On day one, your systems compeletley fold... Because of reasons. Do you admit fault and face political regime consequences?
Or... Do you blame it on a "system fault caused by hackers"