[erlangNewb]

Just assume they only catch the dumbest 20%.

[Godel_unicode]

So you think that 80% of attacks are better than stuxnet?

[todd3834]

Correct me if I’m wrong but stuxnet was designed for a purpose and it accomplished that purpose. Eventually being discovered was no doubt an understanding from the authors.

Compare that to unauthorized access to a machine and cleaning the logs behind you... One doesn’t have to be more brilliant than the authors of stuxnet to do something illegal without getting caught.

[lawnchair_larry]

They never caught the stuxnet attacks. They caught the malware that was spreading far outside of its target. Not quite the same thing.

[Godel_unicode]

So you're saying they caught the attackers using one of the most sophisticated pieces of malware ever created. Good, we agree.

[sctb]

No more “So you're saying...” please. It's never true.

[giancarlostoro]

They caught the malware not the attackers. Otherwise we would be talking about the authors.

[mirimir]

Given that the malware was seriously breaking shit, it wasn't all that hard to catch. I'm sure that at first they were looking for bugs, and thgen it became clear that it was too intentional.

[arthurcolle]

I thought it was pretty well-established that Stuxnet was created/authored by TAO within the NSA.

[giancarlostoro]

Thats the belief but was it truly ever confirmed? I dont doubt it it sounds like a meme worthy of belief and I lean towards it but I dont recall ever finding a confirmation. Also saying they were caught implies the law caught them and arrested them.