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fast16 | Mystery ShadowBrokers Reference Reveals High-Precision Software Sabotage 5 Years Before Stuxnet | SentinelOne
#Fast16 #NSA #Stuxnet
SentinelLABS has uncovered a previously undocumented cyber sabotage framework whose core components date back to 2005
fast16.sys selectively targets high-precision calculation software, patching code in memory to tamper with results. By combining this payload with self-propagation mechanisms, the attackers aim to produce equivalent inaccurate calculations across an entire facility.
This 2005 attack is a harbinger for sabotage operations targeting ultra expensive high-precision computing workloads of national importance like advanced physics, cryptographic, and nuclear research workloads. fast16 predates Stuxnet by at least 5 years, and stands as the first operation of its kind.
The use of an embedded customized Lua VM predates the earliest Flame samples by 3 years
‘fast16’ is referenced in the infamous ShadowBrokers leak of NSA’s Territorial Dispute components.#Fast16 #NSA #Stuxnet