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		dmix on Nov 25, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Secret Malware in EU Attack Linked to US and Briti... With DUQU and Stuxnet, the agencies had stolen the signing cert from Taiwanese businesses. Duqu = stolen from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Media Stuxnet = stolen from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realtek Not hard to find a valid cert when you're a nation state. Source: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/12/stuxnet/

nullc on Nov 25, 2014 [–]

"stolen"

dmix on Nov 25, 2014 | [–]

Are you suggesting they were acquired by other means?

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