Zero Days

“World War 3.0”

7.4(251)20161h 56m

Documentary

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.

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Alex Gibney

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Yossi Melman

Self

Ralph Langner

Self

Emad Kiyaei

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Richard A. Clarke

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Eric Chien

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Liam O'Murchu

Self

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Abdul Qadeer Khan

Self (archive footage)

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Linda Robinson

9y ago

10.0

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 require biometrics (human identification) and pass codes. But Stuxnet could attain access without t...