Same Platform Made Stuxnet, Duqu; Others Lurk 89
wiredmikey writes "New research from Kaspersky Labs has revealed that the platform dubbed 'tilded' (~d), which was used to develop Stuxnet and Duqu, has been around for years. The researchers say that same platform has been used to create similar Trojans which have yet to be discovered. Alexander Gostev and Igor Sumenkov have put together some interesting research, the key point being that the person(s) behind what the world knows as Stuxnet and Duqu have actually been using the same development platform for several years." An anonymous reader adds a link to this "surprisingly entertaining presentation" (video) by a Microsoft engineer, in which "he tells the story of how he and others analysed the exploits used by Stuxnet. Also surprising are the simplicity of the exploits which were still present in Win7." See also the report at Secureist from which the SecurityWeek story draws.
Re:Happy new year (Score:5, Funny)
Happy new year~
There's no better way to kick off the new year on Slashdot with a Microsoft article.
Re:Windows 7 (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe you're both right: Microsoft will release a Linux distro. It will be both wildly successful and record-breakingly secure. It will also cure cancer, balance the US federal budget, and bring about world peace.
Re:Yea and ... (Score:5, Funny)
You missed an important piece of information. Was your printer really on fire or not?
And yeah I know, its woosh time.