#182 - Hacker Holidays: Stuxnet (Part 1 & 2)

This episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders podcast is a two-part mini-series about the greatest cyber attack ever conceived: Stuxnet. Joining to help us tell the story is Kim Zetter, Journalist and Author - Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon. Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm first uncovered in 2010 and thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and is believed to be responsible for causing substantial damage to the nuclear program of Iran. Although neither country has openly admitted responsibility, the worm is widely understood to be a cyberweapon built jointly by the United States and Israel in a collaborative effort known as Operation Olympic Games. The program, started during the Bush administration, was rapidly expanded within the first months of Barack Obama's presidency. This episode was written by Nathaniel Nelson, narrated by Christopher Luft, and produced by the team at LimaCharlie.