The computer ‘worm’ Stuxnet marked a ‘new chapter in human history’, says the expert who unravelled it – a chapter where anyone can attack electrical plants and even nuclear facilities with ‘cyber weapons’ from the internet. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
Experts suggest US and allies involved in covert operations in Iran
Could the United States and allies such as Israel already be involved in a covert war against Iran? Many former US intelligence officials and Iran experts have suggested so with the alleged shooting down of a US Air Force unmanned drone last weekend over Iran adding to the growing belief…
Analysis: “Cold War” with Iran heats up across Mideast
LONDON (Reuters) – Worries of Israel striking Iran might or might not be overblown but across the region the largely hidden “cold war” between Tehran and its enemies is escalating fast, bringing with it wider risk of conflict. Speculation Israel might attack Iran’s nuclear program has been rife in the…
Did PC worm help sabotage Iran nuke program?
A cyber warfare expert claims he has linked the Stuxnet computer virus that attacked Iran’s nuclear program in 2010 to Conficker, a mysterious “worm” that surfaced in late 2008 and infected millions of PCs. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
Duqu returns to Iran
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Iran secrecy to blame for Duqu infections, claims researcher
An Iranian government official yesterday acknowledged that the Duqu attacks had infected computers in the country but claimed that the Trojan was “under control,” according to a report by a state-run news agency. In response, an antivirus researcher blamed Iran for giving hackers a half year’s free hand with Duqu,…
Suspicion falls on Israel as new computer ‘supervirus’ hits Iran
Iran says its defence computer systems have been infected with a “supervirus” similar to one believed to have been created by Israel which severely damaged Tehran’s nuclear program last year. Anti-virus experts have identified a virus called Duqu that they said shared properties with the Stuxnet worm apparently created by…
Iran claims defence computer systems hit by another ‘supervirus’
Western leaders continue to argue among themselves about whether military action against is justified, most recently in the light of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency last week which claimed to have evidence Iran was developing technology to fit nuclear warheads to missiles. William Hague, the Foreign Secretary,…
New computer virus detected in Iran
<!– Share Email Print –> Share Email Print New computer virus detected in Iran November 14, 2011 (JTA) – A computer virus similar to the Stuxnet virus that attacked Iran’s nuclear program last year has been detected in Iran. Iran said Sunday that it had found the Duqu computer virus in…
Iran battling Duqu malware, official admits
The Duqu malware, linked by some experts to last year’s notorious Stuxnet attacks, has struck Iran an official in the country has told local news sources. The scale of the attack is unclear, but looks to be on a much smaller scale than Stuxnet in 2010, which many experts have…
