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Zero Days (2016)

08/07/2016 (US)Documentary1h 56m
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Alex Gibney explores the phenomenon of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer virus discovered in 2010 by international IT experts. Evidently commissioned by the US and Israeli governments, this malware was designed to specifically sabotage Iran’s nuclear programme. However, the complex computer worm ended up not only infecting its intended target but also spreading uncontrollably.

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    1. Yossi Melman

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    2. Ralph Langner

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    3. Emad Kiyaei

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    4. Richard A. Clarke

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    5. Eric Chien

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    6. Liam O'Murchu

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    7. George W. Bush

      George W. Bush

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    8. Hillary Clinton

      Hillary Clinton

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    9. Mikhail Gorbachev

      Mikhail Gorbachev

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    Written by Linda Robinson on Jul 19, 2016

    Stuxnet was malware that flashed around the world via Microsoft computers, triggering arbitrary BSODs and random reboots. In 2010 cybersecurity firms captured and began analyzing the worm. Stuxnet (name derived from merging two random lines in the code) had digital certificates. Digital certificates require biometrics (human identification) and pass codes. But Stuxnet could attain access without that. It ominously coded multiple zero days exploit. Symantec's investigators see maybe one a year, looking at thousands of lines of code. Stuxnet had four. As we learn in the documentary, it also had ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Revenue$109,649.00

    Keywords

    • hacking
    • cybercrime