𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 “𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬”?

Dissent responded harshly to these accusations, firmly rejecting any insinuation of collusion with criminal groups. The journalist pointed out that every time she asks for evidence to support certain claims, she is labeled “criminal-friendly” or accused of being a mouthpiece for cybercriminals, simply for refusing to uncritically accept statements lacking public verification.

https://www.suspectfile.com/since-when-did-asking-for-evidence-become-defending-criminals/

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Exclusive: Fast16 malware has raised questions about what it was designed to do. Researchers at Symantec finally confirm it was subverting software used to simulate nuclear weapons explosions. Nuclear experts also tell me Iran was the likely target and explain how it impacted nuclear weapons tests. Fast16 wasn't aimed at sabotaging nuclear weapons themselves, but was only designed to alter data being fed to engineers from software used to simulate nuclear explosions tests. The goal was to trick engineers into believing their tests were failing to create confusion and slow down weapons program. Fast16 and Stuxnet were similar in that they both fed false data to engineers. But Stuxnet also physically altered centrifuges while tricking engineers into believing the devices were fine. New analysis from me also shows the two codes were contemporaneous, not separated by years.

Here's my story, which contains a link to a timeline showing how they were being developed around the same time, likely as part of a multi-pronged operation to slow down Iran's nuclear program.

https://www.zetter-zeroday.com/experts-confirm-the-fast16-malware-was-sabotaging-nuclear-weapons-tests-likely-in-iran/

The mystery around a cyberattack against Venezuela's state-run oil company last December deepens with the discovery this week of a "highly destructive" wiper that may have been used in the attack. Previous reports had indicated that the December attack was a ransomware incident. But the wipr found this week was compiled last September, and hard-coded into it is the domain for Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) , the state-run oil company. The hard-coded domain means the attackers had designed their precision weapon to only destroy data on the oil company's systems, not on any other system outside the company's domain. My story is below. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber if you like my work.

https://www.zetter-zeroday.com/hwiper-targeting-venezuelas-state-oil-company-discovered/

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