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The Northerner

(5,040 posts)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:14 PM Jun 2012

US ignites cyber warfare through Stuxnet



The Internet is the future frontier when it comes to war, and lately legislation in America has revolved around the topic of handling the country's battles on the Web. According to a recent New York Times article, the White House and Israel were behind cyber attacks against Iran's nuclear program. The computer worm known as Stuxnet has been seen as hypocrisy on America's part, but why isn't the US practicing what it's preaching? Trevor Timm, activist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, joins us with more on the cyber hypocrisy.
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US ignites cyber warfare through Stuxnet (Original Post) The Northerner Jun 2012 OP
Next war will be via the internet(s). You may wake up one morning with no money rhett o rick Jun 2012 #1
not possible... goldenmonkey Jun 2012 #2
welcome mr. monkey. The government can declare private ownership of gold to be rhett o rick Jun 2012 #3
Good luck to the Nigerians emptying my bank account WhoIsNumberNone Jun 2012 #4
I wasnt referring to who will take the money, only where it might wind up. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #5
Poor old Iran. Sigh. Bolo Boffin Jun 2012 #6
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
1. Next war will be via the internet(s). You may wake up one morning with no money
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:16 PM
Jun 2012

in your bank accounts. It will all be in Nigeria.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
3. welcome mr. monkey. The government can declare private ownership of gold to be
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 09:22 AM
Jun 2012

verboten. It's happened before.

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
4. Good luck to the Nigerians emptying my bank account
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:29 AM
Jun 2012

The guys on Wall St always make sure they get to it first.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
5. I wasnt referring to who will take the money, only where it might wind up.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:19 PM
Jun 2012

And my use of Nigeria was flip. My feeling is that it will be Japan. They will gain access to bank accounts and freeze them and bring the financial world to it's knees. And I cant blame it this time on vodka. I am actually drinking tea at the moment.

Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts)
6. Poor old Iran. Sigh.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 06:13 PM
Jun 2012

A simple people with simple dreams. Yet deny one Holocaust and people say you're evil. What a world.

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