▲ 496 ▼ Semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan can remotely disable their chip-making machines in the event of a Chinese invasion. (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 2 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 139 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) :o how? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah... and now the Iranians have Stuxnet, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So? Those backdoors have been closed since 2010 (probably earlier). Also not too many people have an Iranian Nuclear program. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago The experts don't share your optimism. In the same report, Sean McGurk, a former cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security noted that the Stuxnet source code could now be downloaded online and modified to be directed at new target systems. Speaking of the Stuxnet creators, he said, "They opened the box. They demonstrated the capability... It's not something that can be put back." Dealing with Stuxnet has probably advanced Iranian cyberwarfare capablilites by several orders of magnitude that they wouldn't have otherwise. That's the problem with using this stuff as weaponry - they don't explode. permalink fedilink source parent [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) :o how? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah... and now the Iranians have Stuxnet, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So? Those backdoors have been closed since 2010 (probably earlier). Also not too many people have an Iranian Nuclear program. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago The experts don't share your optimism. In the same report, Sean McGurk, a former cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security noted that the Stuxnet source code could now be downloaded online and modified to be directed at new target systems. Speaking of the Stuxnet creators, he said, "They opened the box. They demonstrated the capability... It's not something that can be put back." Dealing with Stuxnet has probably advanced Iranian cyberwarfare capablilites by several orders of magnitude that they wouldn't have otherwise. That's the problem with using this stuff as weaponry - they don't explode. permalink fedilink source parent [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah... and now the Iranians have Stuxnet, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So? Those backdoors have been closed since 2010 (probably earlier). Also not too many people have an Iranian Nuclear program. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago The experts don't share your optimism. In the same report, Sean McGurk, a former cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security noted that the Stuxnet source code could now be downloaded online and modified to be directed at new target systems. Speaking of the Stuxnet creators, he said, "They opened the box. They demonstrated the capability... It's not something that can be put back." Dealing with Stuxnet has probably advanced Iranian cyberwarfare capablilites by several orders of magnitude that they wouldn't have otherwise. That's the problem with using this stuff as weaponry - they don't explode. permalink fedilink source parent [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah... and now the Iranians have Stuxnet, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So? Those backdoors have been closed since 2010 (probably earlier). Also not too many people have an Iranian Nuclear program. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago The experts don't share your optimism. In the same report, Sean McGurk, a former cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security noted that the Stuxnet source code could now be downloaded online and modified to be directed at new target systems. Speaking of the Stuxnet creators, he said, "They opened the box. They demonstrated the capability... It's not something that can be put back." Dealing with Stuxnet has probably advanced Iranian cyberwarfare capablilites by several orders of magnitude that they wouldn't have otherwise. That's the problem with using this stuff as weaponry - they don't explode. permalink fedilink source parent [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So? Those backdoors have been closed since 2010 (probably earlier). Also not too many people have an Iranian Nuclear program. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago The experts don't share your optimism. In the same report, Sean McGurk, a former cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security noted that the Stuxnet source code could now be downloaded online and modified to be directed at new target systems. Speaking of the Stuxnet creators, he said, "They opened the box. They demonstrated the capability... It's not something that can be put back." Dealing with Stuxnet has probably advanced Iranian cyberwarfare capablilites by several orders of magnitude that they wouldn't have otherwise. That's the problem with using this stuff as weaponry - they don't explode. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago The experts don't share your optimism. In the same report, Sean McGurk, a former cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security noted that the Stuxnet source code could now be downloaded online and modified to be directed at new target systems. Speaking of the Stuxnet creators, he said, "They opened the box. They demonstrated the capability... It's not something that can be put back." Dealing with Stuxnet has probably advanced Iranian cyberwarfare capablilites by several orders of magnitude that they wouldn't have otherwise. That's the problem with using this stuff as weaponry - they don't explode. permalink fedilink source parent
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