tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101059815715683400.post4181116585725737116..comments2023-10-09T01:47:11.791-07:00Comments on The Lone Ranger: FLAME: Cyber-Espionage RevolutionisedKumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571503236070897848noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101059815715683400.post-72070003390468013632012-06-13T06:34:45.339-07:002012-06-13T06:34:45.339-07:00Hi Kumar
I agree. US Presidents publisising what ...Hi Kumar<br /><br />I agree. US Presidents publisising what is normally considered secret or top secret for political gain damages morale throughout intelligence communities and can even risk lives.<br /><br />Obama seems bent on being the "Special Ops President". He's claimed credit for ording bin Laden's execution, for the Stuxnet electronic special op and now receiving implicit credit for Flame.<br /><br />Here's another good source on Flame http://intelnews.org/2012/06/06/01-1006/<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101059815715683400.post-77240750318424075362012-06-04T00:29:31.015-07:002012-06-04T00:29:31.015-07:00Thanks Attreyi & Pete
Pete, when I read your c...Thanks Attreyi & Pete<br />Pete, when I read your comment about Obama's admission, I was wondering why would a President go on record claiming that US was behind this operation. I am reproducing the last few lines from the article -<br />US officials confirm Stuxnet was a joint US-Israeli op – John Leyden<br /> <br />"Sanger's research is more evidence in support of this theory and the only real question is why officials have begun talking about the secret spy op.<br />The reasons could be political, security experts speculate.<br />"Obama wanted to get credit for Stuxnet, as that makes him look tough against Iran," said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure. "And he needs that as Presidential elections are coming."<br /><br />I think it was very foolish on the part of the head of a state to make admissions of this nature, given the sensitive and covert nature of the operation.<br /><br />KumarKumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571503236070897848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101059815715683400.post-29459837939692917472012-06-03T09:11:12.906-07:002012-06-03T09:11:12.906-07:00Very interesting!Very interesting!Attreyi Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798102393079207456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101059815715683400.post-88898291220987937732012-06-02T01:26:21.319-07:002012-06-02T01:26:21.319-07:00Hi Kumar
Obama has just admitted the US was behin...Hi Kumar<br /><br />Obama has just admitted the US was behind Stuxnet in the last few hours http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/01/stuxnet_joint_us_israeli_op/. Others link the US with Israel's Unit 8200 (as you indicated) in Stuxnet production.<br /><br />I'm assuming the NSA is behind Flame with Israel first being a victim then joining the US in a Flame intelligence collection alliance.<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.com