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08/07/2016 Documentary 1h 56m
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World War 3.0

Overview

Alex Gibney explores the phenomenon of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer virus discovered in 2010 by international IT experts. Evidently commissioned by the US and Israeli governments, this malware was designed to specifically sabotage Iran’s nuclear programme. However, the complex computer worm ended up not only infecting its intended target but also spreading uncontrollably.

  1. Alex Gibney

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Yossi Melman

    Self

  2. Ralph Langner

    Self

  3. Emad Kiyaei

    Self

  4. Richard A. Clarke

    Self

  5. Eric Chien

    Self

  6. Liam O'Murchu

    Self

  7. George W. Bush

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Hillary Clinton

    Self (archive footage)

  9. Mikhail Gorbachev

    Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

A review by Linda Robinson
Written by Linda Robinson on 2016-07-19
Stuxnet was malware that flashed around the world via Microsoft computers, triggering arbitrary BSODs and random reboots. In 2010 cybersecurity firms captured and began analyzing the worm. Stuxnet (name derived from merging two random lines in the code) had digital certificates. Digital certificates require biometrics (human identification) and pass codes. But Stuxnet could attain access without that. It ominously coded multiple zero days exploit. Symantec's investigators see maybe one a year, looking at thousands of lines of code. Stuxnet had four. As we learn in the documentary, it also had ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$109,649.00

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