Comments on: Report: hackers targeting Iranian nuclear facilities "AC/DC-rolled" workstations after attack

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:22:00 +0000

They frequently aren’t these days.

By: 24 Hour Unlock

24 Hour Unlock — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:45:00 +0000

Who made who woulda been epic.. then a big boom.. even more epic

By: Ipo

Ipo — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:16:00 +0000

Technical universities have internet access.

By: ocker3

ocker3 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:57:00 +0000

Notice the unit designation in the bottom-right corner? It’s a fan video created by someone associated with that unit

By: alex4point0

alex4point0 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:52:00 +0000

Don’t forget our mate J. Assange ‘mentored’ virus writers performing a similar deed with Australian rock music lyrics more than twenty years ago… allegedly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WANK_(computer_worm)

By: R

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:51:00 +0000

Excellent response. Thanx.

By: R

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:48:00 +0000

Thanks, Cocomaan. Word.

By: mat catastrophe

mat catastrophe — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:57:00 +0000

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THE MEDIA LIE TO US?

I AM SHOCKED.

(ok, so I actually aim slightly on this one)

By: Dlo Burns

Dlo Burns — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:55:00 +0000

From what I understand lots of media is smuggled through neighbors like Armenia (there’s a great scene in Persepolis about going to the market and getting illegal tapes). Also the regime was late playing catch up on net censorship, and still doesn’t do that great a job of it.

By: Dlo Burns

Dlo Burns — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:42:00 +0000

Not very P is it?

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:16:00 +0000

It’s just possible a greybeard Iranian scientist may remember Bon Scott-era AC/DC from before the 1979 revolution.

Oi!

By: roobar

roobar — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:13:00 +0000

Most of the Iranians I’ve worked/studied with suggest that while the regime is intolerant it isn’t anywhere near as repressive as the media in the west make out (at least not about music and dress).
And AC/DC are 40 years old, so it might be an old diehard (ok, thunderstruck was 90′s)

By: mat catastrophe

mat catastrophe — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:45:00 +0000

Anyone care to explain how a scientist in a repressive society that banned music thirty years ago would even know who the hell AC/DC is?

By: Jim Saul

Jim Saul — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:18:00 +0000

I’d go with the greatest love song ever written…

“The Jack”

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:02:00 +0000

Countries without those capabilities have a bad habit of being invaded, bombed, looted, or having their sovereignty otherwise undermined by Western interests.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/17/iran-want-nuclear-bomb

By: snordalisk

snordalisk — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:46:00 +0000

That is not the official music video. This is the correct one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RukUetw0hAM

By: mccrum

mccrum — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:40:00 +0000

The article is very informative on such matters:
“The hackers had access to our VPN.”

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:37:00 +0000

you forgot the quotes around “no weapons program”

By: Jeffrey Karter

Jeffrey Karter — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Here’s link to what looks to be the actual music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Evu8L2pF7w

The video features military images – helicopters, troops, etc. It’s practically a military promo video. Not surprising that it gets used in a military cyber-weapon.

By: cservant

cservant — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Why do they *need* to be connected to the internet?

Isolate systems? If needed remote work, restricted gateway? no?

By: GeekMan

GeekMan — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:27:00 +0000

In my imagination, even a handful of computers simultaneously playing Thunderstruck at max volume over shitty computer speakers, and almost certainly without any synchronization, is a horrifying cacophony to behold.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:01:00 +0000

So they used AC/DC because using Rick Astley is considered a crime against humanity?

By: nickgb

nickgb — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:56:00 +0000

Has nobody looked into a possible Maximum Overdrive angle?

By: Anaerin

Anaerin — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:55:00 +0000

Thunderstruck? Someone let Mr. Stark know Jarvis has hacked the wrong computer again.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:48:00 +0000

This is just the beginning. As I write this, hackers are are seeding cartoons lampooning Charles Carreon on those same workstations.

By: Cocomaan

Cocomaan — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:33:00 +0000

Too bad there’s no weapons program, or it might actually be clever!

By: dashifen

dashifen — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:28:00 +0000

I would have gone with Dirty Deeds myself….

By: John C. Osborn

John C. Osborn — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:27:00 +0000

ahahahaha word

By: mccrum

mccrum — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:26:00 +0000

If its true, I expect to see RIAA looking into this as diligently as they pursue everyone else…