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27C3: Adventures in analyzing Stuxnet (Bruce Dang from Microsoft)
Bruce Dang of Microsoft gives a 27C3 talk on how the Stuxnet vulnerabilities were found and analyzed. He walks through the techniques used to triage them and the details of each zero-day exploit, down to the opcode level.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as the definitive technical deep dive into Stuxnet's zero-days from someone who analyzed it first-hand.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- basti0007
- Topic
- stuxnet analysis
- Format
- talk
- Level
- advanced
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 8
- HN mentions in dataset
- 10
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2011–2024
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From the original HN conversations
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LNK files can point to DLLs that get loaded by Explorer when it draws the icon for the link target. I only know this because I watched an excellent video explaining the 0-day vulnerabilities that stuxnet used by Microsoft leet hax0r Bruce Dang. [VIDEO]
spudlyo on Hacker News · 2011-02
In Black ops: how HBGary wrote backdoors for the governmentAlso, check out this excellent 27C3 presentation from Bruce Dang, a microsoft malware analyst, where he cracks numerous gags about mossad. [VIDEO] It's well worth watching anyway, lots of good info on the various exploits used by stuxnet, down to the opcode level. He's a …
JonnieCache on Hacker News · 2011-05
In Did the US write Stuxnet? Deputy Defense Secretary won't deny itIf anyone hasn't seen this video from the Microsoft team analyzing how this went down, I highly suggest watching. I was on the edge of my seat! [VIDEO]
tbrock on Hacker News · 2013-02
In Stuxnet Missing Link Found, Resolves Some Mysteries Around the Cyberweapon
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