Stuxnet-Tool for Zero-Day Attack

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Author(s): Anita Patil (Department of Information Technology, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, India), Swapnil Shinde (Department of Information Technology, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, India)and Soumi Banerjee (Department of Information Technology, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, India)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 24
Source title: Handbook of Research on Cyber Crime and Information Privacy
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)and Nuno Mateus-Coelho (Lusófona University, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5728-0.ch030

Keywords: Cyber and Network Security / Information Science Reference / Information Security & Privacy / Security & Forensics

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Abstract

Stuxnet is a malicious code used to exploit multiple unpatched Windows vulnerabilities and infect end devices. It was very sophistically used by attackers to infect computers that are connected to specific models of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) manufactured by Siemens. The stuxnet worm alters the PLCs' programming and raises a false alarm to machines, which leads to an accident. The worm uses zero-day vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system, and because of that, it remains undetected by the antivirus programs. The attacker attempts to breach the vulnerabilities in hardware systems and breaks the infrastructure, which leads to a watering hole attack. Thus, this chapter explores the different possibilities of the stuxnet-based cyber-attacks and their risk factors. The chapter represents an analysis that is performed on the different patterns of attacks, and its preventive measures are also proposed.

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