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Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading

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"In a worst-case scenario, the rogue code could have led to the release of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas or caused explosions, putting lives at risk both at the facility and in the surrounding area........In attacking the plant, the hackers crossed a terrifying Rubicon. This was the first time the cybersecurity world had seen code deliberately designed to put lives at risk. Safety instrumented systems aren’t just found in petrochemical plants; they’re also the last line of defense in everything from transportation systems to water treatment facilities to nuclear power stations."

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Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading

The rogue code can disable safety systems designed to prevent catastrophic industrial accidents. It was discovered in the Middle East, but the hackers behind it are now targeting companies in North America and other parts of the world, too.
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This ls like click baited rehash of a story from 2017. Lukily in the 2 years since the world hasn't ended.

Siemens the target of Stuxnet and Schneider the target of Triton, PLCs have no real security and safety critical stuff shouldn't rely on single point of failure software, ask Boeing how that has worked out for them.

It also pays to look at who the source is as well as what they are saying, Firewire is not an independent cyber security outfit The single most important thing in the Vault 7 leak of CIA tools was that the tools had been created to mis attribute malware and were in the possesion of the CIA and no doubt others too.

The proliferation of internet connectivity with no protection in mundane devices is a serious problem. Nest and other home automation, connected medical devices like insulin pumps and the poor implementation of security in cars will be attacked and they will kill people. With automobile tech there are flaws in both the hardware and software of several major car manufacturers which enable the entertainment system to interact with the main bus which has controllers for things like door locks brakes gear change and engine management stuff that hurts and that is just what we know about.

In the trade off between ease of use and connectivity vs robust security the trend has been against security. There is no commercial incentive to reverse this yet.
 
Wot u talkin bout nova theirs more security now than ever unless you have special training for a very skilled hacker your chances of hacking into any site on a higher level than a takeaway site are none exsistant the cia cant be matched they could plant anything on your computer good luck proving it though the cunts
 
I would be quite surprised to find CIA computer malware given this kind of signals intelligence is more the NSAs job.
 
JessFR said:
I would be quite surprised to find CIA computer malware given this kind of signals intelligence is more the NSAs job.
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take a look at vault 7, CIA malware. Remember the NSA, the CIA the FBI and the other three letter agencies don't get along very well and this is not sigint it is active CIA operations which are not neccessarily approved by anyone other than the CIA.
The world is a murky and complicated place, but the world of the three letter agencies is even murkier.
For example The CIA ran coke into US from nicuargua and actively interfered with the DEA in Colombia, so who approved that? and who's working for who? There is quite a good film callled Kill the messenger telling the story of Gary Webb who uncovered it
 
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Pete556 said:
Wot u talkin bout nova theirs more security now than ever unless you have special training for a very skilled hacker your chances of hacking into any site on a higher level than a takeaway site are none exsistant the cia cant be matched they could plant anything on your computer good luck proving it though the cunts
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you are joking right???
Triton for example attacks industrial PLCs also known as ICS and for ever PLCs have relied on security through obscurity
 
novaveritas said:
take a look at vault 7, CIA malware. Remember the NSA, the CIA the FBI and the other three letter agencies don't get along very well and this is not sigint it is active CIA operations which are not neccessarily approved by anyone other than the CIA.
The world is a murky and complicated place, but the world of the three letter agencies is even murkier.
For example The CIA ran coke into US from nicuargua and actively interfered with the DEA in Colombia, so who approved that? and who's working for who? There is quite a good film callled Kill the messenger telling the story of Gary Webb who uncovered it
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Hmm, you've got a good point. I take back my original point. I didn't put enough thought into it before posting.
 
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