In 1981, it was discovered by the CIA that Russian KGB agents were stealing technology and software from US factories and researchers, some of which was to assist with the construction of a major natural gas pipeline through Siberia. When the US learned about this, Ronald Reagan and the CIA Director, William Casey, devised a plan.
A program called Farewell was installed into several computers that they knew would be stolen. The Farewell program was designed to run push valves, turbines, and other equipment to their breaking point and then reset them so no alarms would be triggered.
Eventually, in the summer of 1982, the equipment failed and caused a massive explosion in Siberia. The explosion was so large that it could be seen from space and was the largest non-nuclear blast ever recorded. The explosion was called an equipment failure until 2004, when the CIA made the incident public. The exact origin and design of the Farewell program has not been released, though versions similar to it have been used to cause failures at power plants and other facilities.
A program called Farewell was installed into several computers that they knew would be stolen. The Farewell program was designed to run push valves, turbines, and other equipment to their breaking point and then reset them so no alarms would be triggered.
Eventually, in the summer of 1982, the equipment failed and caused a massive explosion in Siberia. The explosion was so large that it could be seen from space and was the largest non-nuclear blast ever recorded. The explosion was called an equipment failure until 2004, when the CIA made the incident public. The exact origin and design of the Farewell program has not been released, though versions similar to it have been used to cause failures at power plants and other facilities.
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