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.
Yossi Melman
as Self
Ralph Langner
as Self
Emad Kiyaei
as Self
Richard A. Clarke
as Self
Eric Chien
as Self
Liam O'Murchu
as Self
George W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Robinson
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...