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December 29th, 2011 | 
Author: Stuxnet may have up to 4 malware siblings made on the same …
venturebeat.com12/29/11
Stuxnet has been called the most sophisticated computer worm ever created. We know there are siblings to the malware which took down Iran's nuclear centrifuges, but now Kaspersky labs is saying there may be up to four …
'Stuxnet weapon has at least 4 cousins' «
Stuxnet has already been linked to another virus, the Duqu data-stealing trojan, but Kaspersky's research suggests that the cyber weapons program that targeted Iran may be far more sophisticated than previously known. …
According to new research by the Russian computer security firm Kaspersky Lab, the Stuxnet virus that damaged Iran’s nuclear program last year is likely one of at least five cyber weapons developed on a single platform.
Costin Raiu, who is Kaspersky’s director of global research & analysis said,
"The platform is comprised of a group of compatible software modules designed to fit together, each with different functions".
"It’s like a Lego set. You can assemble the components into anything: a robot or a house or a tank".
"When a machine becomes infected with Duqu or Stuxnet, the programs search for two unique registry keys on the PC linked to Duqu and Stuxnet, that are then used to load the main piece of malware onto the computer".
"The viruses have not yet been seen in the wild and it’s unclear whether they, like Stuxnet, have been built to cause failures at nuclear plants, or engineered for another purpose".
Kaspersky believes that Tilded traces back to at least 2007 because specific code installed by Duqu was compiled from a device running a Windows operating system on Aug. 31, 2007.
* Right now the words, "malware", "malicious", and "infected" are being used when describing the Stuxnet family but other words may be needed if the programmers’ intent is to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons – My opinion.
The Search For Missing Family Members
Security experts detected the malicious software by ‘keys’ in Stuxnet itself which suggest that it is looking for other family members to communicate with.
Duqu, which is a trojan horse program related to Stuxnet was detected in industrial systems earlier this year searches for Stuxnet and other Duqu machines that contain other members of the family.
Duqu is a scout program that is designed to steal information which can later be used in cyber attacks on industrial control systems, most likely producing a crippling cyber attack.
And what’s really amazing is that both Stuxnet and Duqu appear to be searching for three other relatives that have not been found yet.
Who’s Designed The Software?
Right now, experts believe that either the US or Israeli programmers did, and are doing the work, and some believe that the countries are working together.
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The McGill Daily » The realities of female genital mutilation
www.mcgilldaily.com10/6/11
Eighty to ninety per cent of women and children in eight different African countries undergo Female Genitalia Mutation (FGM). This practice is not restricted to Africa but is also prevalent in developed, …
UNFPA Holds First International Conference on FGM | FMF Blog
feminist.org10/21/11
This week the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) held the first ever international conference on female genital mutilation (FGM), which discussed research, healthcare …
Female circumcision, or female genital mutilation (FGM), as it’s also known, involves removing part or the entire clitoris, and in more severe forms of the procedure, the labia minora is removed and the vaginal opening is stitched up.
The Arab Spring?!
There are three thousand years of tradition behind the barbarism, and in post-Mubarak Egypt there are fewer and fewer voices that dare offer any alternative to FGM.
FGM was outlawed in 2007 after a 12-year-old girl died from the procedure, but the practice is still close to ubiquitous.
The various campaigns to end FGM in Egypt were fighting an uphill battle even before the revolution, and the number of girls aged 15 to 17 who underwent FGM only dropped from 77% in 2005 to 74% in 2008.
And according to the 2008 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) 91% of all women in Egypt between the ages of 15 and 49 have undergone one form of FGM or another!
Not Only But Also
And perhaps surprisingly, the practice is widespread not only amongst Muslims, but also in the Christian community which constitutes 10% of the Egyptian population.
In 1995, only 45% of all FGM operations were conducted by doctors but by 2008 the percentage had risen to 72% and experts say that the practice is mostly perpetuated by mothers making decisions for their daughters!
It Will Only Get Worse
For years, activists combating FGM in Egypt described their fight as:
“Painfully slow", but in the post-revolution Egypt they say, "The process has become glacial. We have no leader and we have no strategy".
The U.N. is well aware that the issue is a minefield and is therefore keeping a low profile for the time being, for fear that the U.N. will be characterized as an agency promoting the Western agenda or worse, Mubarak’s legacy.
“We have to be very careful right now as we don’t want the issue to be captured by the ultra-orthodox".
