Stuxnet ATTRIBUTED_TO United States
Kim Zetter directly attributes Stuxnet to the United States, although the episode also notes that the US never publicly confessed.
Explicit Confidence 92% · Kim Zetter EP 29 Details
“It was the US and Israel.”
Country
country:united_states
Also: America, U.S., US, United States, United States of America, the states
Country whose market and children’s data protections are discussed in relation to VTech.
Country whose market and children’s data protections are discussed in relation to VTech.
“they have a large market in the US”
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States”
Country whose companies, government, law enforcement, and defense sector are discussed as targets or participants in the response.
“Because this was a major incident hitting dozens of US companies”
Country where Citibank, the FBI investigation, and the prosecution took place.
“Citibank is a major bank in the US”
Country whose federal authorities investigated and prosecuted dark-market operators and participated in Operation Bayonet.
“the US federal authorities have declared a war on drugs”
Country used as a comparison for Israel’s military, intelligence, and technology capabilities.
“Compared to the US, Israel has more scientists and technicians per capita than us”
Country presented as involved in developing and authorizing the Stuxnet operation.
“Oh, we know. It was the US and Israel.”
“Still today, the United States has never admitted to conducting this attack”
Country where the Las Vegas Sands attack occurred and where the episode discusses destructive nation-state cyber-attacks.
“destructive cyber-attacks carried out on [00:25:00] US soil”
Country where MoneyPak was widely used and where Liberty Reserve proceedings and Raymond’s case occurred.
“The US is the world’s biggest user of these cards.”
“the US government shut down Liberty Reserve”
Country associated with David, Lori, the NSA, the State Department, and the investigation into alleged targeting of US citizens.
“I track foreign intelligence hacking in the United States.”
“The FBI still, to this day, has an ongoing investigation about all this.”
Country associated in the episode with the NSA, Snowden, and possible routing of Belgacom traffic.
“the US government spied on thirty-eight foreign embassies”
Country whose intelligence agencies, government, elections, and companies are central to the episode.
“The US had a presidential election”
“the US Department of Justice indict foreign hackers”
Country in which the financial-branch and Iowa courthouse penetration tests took place and whose legal system is discussed.
“assignments all over the US”
“The way bail works in the US”
Country discussed as both a target of North Korean hacking and an actor monitoring North Korean weapons systems.
“North Korea hacks the US”
Country whose DOJ, FBI, and SEC are involved in the whistleblower process described.
“the DOJ in the US”
“the United States passed a Dodd-Frank”
Country where the FBI prosecution and trial took place.
“the Czech Republic did extradite him to the US for a trial”
Country whose twenty-dollar currency was counterfeited and whose authorities participated in the investigation.
“Okay, so US currency it is.”
“Since it was US money”
Country repeatedly mentioned as the location of targets, callers, and organisations in the episode.
“The person she was chatting with online was from Virginia”
“Alethe was assigned a trucking company in the US”
Country mentioned as one of the locations of companies targeted during Daniel’s extortion activity.
“Canada, the US, Australia.”
Country whose agencies investigated and prosecuted Welcome to Video users and coordinated the international case.
“the IRS investigators were based”
“Not just in the US, but practically every continent in the world”
Major target market for Axact’s fake universities and location of related litigation and prosecutions.
“We mostly targeted US, UK, some of Europe”
“you need to represent yourself in court in the US”
Country repeatedly referenced in connection with Besa Mafia cases, law-enforcement investigations, and victims.
“at least the ones in the US or in Europe”
Country whose telecommunications infrastructure and federal computer-crime laws are discussed.
“US Congress passed the Comprehensive Crime Control Act”
Country whose Secret Service, FBI, courts, and federal law-enforcement agencies investigated and prosecuted the hackers described in the episode.
“For the first time, US authorities were granted the ability to tap computer communications”
Country where the Yonkers crew lived and carried out the Manhattan ATM operation.
“his family immigrated to the United States”
“being in America is becoming risky”
Country where Bayrob victims were targeted and where the prosecution took place.
“it could only happen in America”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Stuxnet | Explicit | 29 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Stuxnet | Explicit | 37 |
| incoming | TARGETS | Lazarus Group | Uncertain | 73 |
| incoming | TARGETS | Axact degree mill scam | Explicit | 142 |
| incoming | TARGETS | Operation Sundevil | Explicit | 169 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | New York ATM cash-out heist | Explicit | 173 |
Stuxnet ATTRIBUTED_TO United States
Kim Zetter directly attributes Stuxnet to the United States, although the episode also notes that the US never publicly confessed.
Explicit Confidence 92% · Kim Zetter EP 29 Details
“It was the US and Israel.”
Stuxnet ATTRIBUTED_TO United States
Jack states that Stuxnet was a US attack on Iranian soil.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 37 Details
“Stuxnet was a US attack on Iranian soil”
Lazarus Group TARGETS United States
The episode says North Korean hackers, identified in context with the Lazarus Group, appear to target the United States.
Uncertain Confidence 88% · Jack Rhysider EP 73 Details
“North Korean’s main attack targets seem to be South Korea, Japan, and the United States”
Axact degree mill scam TARGETS United States
Fazal says the scam mostly targeted students in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Gulf states.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Fazal EP 142 Details
“We mostly targeted US, UK, some of Europe”
Operation Sundevil TARGETS United States
Operation Sundevil was a nationwide crackdown involving raids on hackers across the United States.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 169 Details
“Operation Sundevil, which resulted in twenty-seven warrants for hackers spread across fourteen cities.”
New York ATM cash-out heist INVOLVES United States
The heist targeted ATMs and banks in New York City, United States.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 173 Details
“they stole $2.8 million from banks all across New York”