Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Theories coming true weaponised malware

In 2012

Obama raised concerns that the Stuxnet program, code-named Olympic Games, would embolden other countries, terrorists and hackers to use similar attacks, but concluded that the U.S. had no other options available against Iran, the Times story said.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227670/Report_Obama_ordered_Stuxnet_attacks_on_Iran

In 2019 the news on google reads
 US cities hijacked by tool stolen from the NSA
Economic Times-26-May-2019
The NSA connection to the attacks on U.S. cities has not been previously reported, in part because the agency has refused to discuss or even ...
Stolen NSA hacking tool now victimizing US cities, report says
CNET-25-May-2019
In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen NSA Tool Wreaks Havoc
Highly Cited-The New York Times-25-May-2019
US cities are being held hostage with stolen NSA tools
International-TechSpot-26-May-2019
Md. Leaders Seek Briefing From NSA On Report That NSA Tool Was ...
Local Source-CBS Baltimore-25-May-2019
American towns under cyberattack from an NSA-built software
International-PBS NewsHour-26-May-2019