The Mystery of Stuxnet | All The President’s Malware | 2

American Innovations

Wondery

Steven Johnson, History, Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Science

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Experts at Symantec have finally discovered that the virus Stuxnet is designed to target nuclear facilities in Iran. But many questions remain. Who is responsible for the virus? How did it get out? As veteran New York Times reporter David Sanger delves into the origins of Stuxnet, he worries that it represents a new kind of cyber warfare, one without defined rules of engagement, that could have dire consequences for global cybersecurity.

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0:13.4	Early and Add Free.
0:22.8	It's November 12, 2010.
0:25.8	Peter David Sanger sits at his desk in the Washington, DC, Bureau of the New York Times,
0:31.0	a phone under his ear.
0:32.9	Tom, if I wanted to quote a whole lot of empty words, I would just rely on the press
0:37.8	release.
0:38.8	I called you because I know there's more to this than the administration is letting
0:42.0	on.
0:43.0	Sanger sighs and rolls his eyes.
0:46.0	This source is giving him nothing.
0:48.9	Sanger joined the Times back in 1982, shortly after graduating from Harvard.
0:53.8	Now he's 50 years old with short, graying hair and serves as chief Washington correspondent
0:58.8	for the paper, focusing on foreign policy.
1:01.9	As the man on the other end of the line continues to rattle on, Sanger sees an alert pop up
1:06.8	on his computer.
1:08.4	He leans forward and clicks on it.
1:10.6	As he starts skimming, his eyes go wide.
1:13.3	Hey, Tom, I'm going to have to call you back.
1:16.2	Sanger goes back to the beginning of the article to make sure he's not misreading.
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