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Zero Days( 2016)

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World War 3.0

Overview

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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      Yossi Melman

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      Ralph Langner

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      Emad Kiyaei

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      Richard A. Clarke

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      Eric Chien

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      Liam O'Murchu

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      George W. Bush

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      Hillary Clinton

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      Mikhail Gorbachev

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      Ronald Reagan

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      Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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      Abdul Qadeer Khan

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      Barack Obama

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      Benjamin Netanyahu

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      Joanne Tucker

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      Allison Cohn

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      Camilo Quiroz-Vazquez

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      Tadashi Mitsui

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      Julian Seltzer

      Background Performer

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    A review by Linda Robinson

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    Written by Linda Robinson on Tue 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 u...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    109649.00

    Keywords

    • hacking
    • cybercrime