New malware preys on Iran nuclear weapons tension

Chinese cybercriminals have crafted a sophisticated, robust malware attack that exploits growing political tension and fear over Iran’s alleged covert nuclear weapons program to infect PCs. The goal of the hackers is to corrupt the computers of U.S. military employees, according to researchers from the security firm Bitdefender, who detected…

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Iran tension could eclipse Pakistan Security summit

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought Pakistan's support on Thursday for advancing the reconciliation process in Afghanistan ahead of a trilateral summit on regional security involving Iran's president. But the meeting in Islamabad between Karzai, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could be overshadowed…

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