By DOUGLAS BIRCHAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Iran’s star-crossed nuclear and energy programs have suffered a rash of setbacks, mishaps and catastrophes in the past two years. Assassins killed three scientists with links to Iran’s nuclear programs. The Stuxnet computer worm that famously infected computers worldwide zeroed in on a…
Russia ‘believes US, Israel behind Iran worm attack’
Russia believes Israel and the United States were responsible for unleashing the malicious Stuxnet computer worm on Iran’s nuclear programme last year, a top official said on Friday. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Iran Officially Opens First Nuclear Power Plant
Iran celebrated the official opening of the nation’s first nuclear power plant today, a worrisome milestone for Western critics of the Iranian nuclear program. Iranian and Russian officials came together in a ceremony today for the formal launch of the long-delayed facility, the first nuclear plant in the Middle East,…
Google tells users in Iran to change their passwords
Internet SSL spoofing attack put Google accounts of people in Iran at risk. Now Google is contacting users who may have been affected, telling them to take security precautions. View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Google contacts Iran users after DigiNotar certificate hack
Google is directly contacting users in Iran, who may have been compromised by a rogue SSL certificate, to recommend measures to secure their accounts. While Google’s internal systems were not compromised, it is directly contacting possibly affected users and providing information on securing their accounts because its top priority is…
Delay hits Iran Bushehr plant
Iranian officials say Stuxnet has only affected staff computers at Bushehr, not critical systems [EPA] Iran’s first nuclear power plant will not begin supplying energy until early next year, the head of the country’s atomic energy agency has announced. Ali Akbar Salehi’s announcement on Wednesday is a setback for the country’s…
Hackers hit security on hundreds of websites, Iran implicated
AMSTERDAM – Hackers who broke into a web security firm issued hundreds of bogus security certificates for spy agency websites including the CIA as well as for Internet giants like Google, Microsoft and Twitter, the Dutch government said Monday. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results…
Iran Involved in Dutch Hack That Touched Google, Microsoft and Twitter, Experts Say
Reuters Iran is becoming more professional and organized in online repression AMSTERDAM – Hackers who broke into a web security firm issued hundreds of bogus security certificates for spy agency websites including the CIA as well as for Internet giants like Google, Microsoft and Twitter, the Dutch government said Monday….