Most sophisticated piece of malicious software ever found, being used against Ireland

Strong Life in Dublin

I wonder who is responsible for this? I think it's safe to say that it was Israel

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30171614

MagicIRL

I bet it was that 4chan guy

sbsquarepants

Probably Jennifer Lawrence getting her own back, sure who else could it be?

Strong Life in Dublin

MagicIRL wrote: »

I bet it was that 4chan guy

That guy is always up to no good

Micky Dolenz

Americans or/ and the British. They were using our system as a test subject before rolling it out world wide.

Strong Life in Dublin

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Americans or/ and the British. They were using our system as a test subject before rolling it out world wide.

But Symantec is a US Company that also does a lot of work with the US Government

IrishCule

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Americans or/ and the British. They were using our system as a test subject before rolling it out world wide.

I'd say there is enough Tech companies and other multinationals here to make us a legit target for this type of thing rather than just a test subject.

Strong Life in Dublin

I bet €1000 it was Israel

RobertKK

Ireland in the top 4 for this virus being used against due to the present of Google, Microsoft, Facebook and the like due to it being the European HQs for these companies and their data storage.

Strong Life in Dublin

RobertKK wrote: »

Ireland in the top 4 for this virus being used against due to the present of Google, Microsoft, Facebook and the like due to it being the European HQs for these companies and their data storage.

They said it was being used against small business, so surely that rules out google and stuff

catallus

GOD BLESS 4CHAN!

Korvanica

Probably the US or the UK. Neither of them are on the most affected countries chart.

Putinovsky

It's quite obviously Israel.

catallus

It is quite obviously Symantec.

Duckworth_Luas

Putinovsky wrote: »

It's quite obviously Israel.

Anti-Semitic

catallus wrote: »

It is quite obviously Symantec.

Anti-Symantec

catallus

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Anti-Symantec

They're just like the little scuts who hang around sports-fields asking if you want your car protected while you go to a match, if you don't pay up then they'll damage it for you.

endacl

Feckin' Polynesians up to their cyber-messin' again.

:mad:

conorhal

Strong Life in Dublin wrote: »

I bet €1000 it was Israel

Then you'd probably loose, a safer bet would be the Chinese, who have a lot more form for this sort of thing.

Putinovsky

conorhal wrote: »

Then you'd probably loose, a safer bet would be the Chinese, who have a lot more form for this sort of thing.

According to anything I've read it has all the signatures of the stucxnet virus which came straight out of Israel.

conorhal

Putinovsky wrote: »

According to anything I've read it has all the signatures of the stucxnet virus which came straight out of Israel.

That one did, with the purpose if destabilizing Iran's plutonium enrichment programme, corporate espionage however is more of a preoccupation of the Chinese state, Israel has enough innovators that it doesn't feel the need to steal intellectual property.

RobertKK

Strong Life in Dublin wrote: »

They said it was being used against small business, so surely that rules out google and stuff

It was said on the radio that Microsoft's hotmail was targeted by this spyware.

El Weirdo

conorhal wrote: »

.. Israel has enough innovators that it doesn't feel the need to steal intellectual property.

Just land.

Ste-

Like all other threads in AH recently it can only be Irish Water no ?

ireland.man

Well I hate to admit it but the first thought that popped into my head was Israel too. Well done to the Israeli embassy in Dublin for promoting their country so well in the minds of Irish people...

Anyway, maybe it's another jump to conclusions but the The US has much more of a history and capability in producing these sorts of things than China, despite what the media slant would have us believe. I wonder will there be any Snowden-type revelations in the coming years that'll show this.

Zombienosh

It was clearly the Nigerian Lottery just getting the details of all the winners.

AnonoBoy

Has anyone considered it could be the TV licence inspector?

"He knows I'm posting on the Late Late Show thread! I'm for it now!" :eek:

wandatowell

After Israel lost their mole in the Government Alan Shatter they need to spy on us somehow.

Stinicker

A water charges inspector will be calling to your door shortly.