German Expert: Mossad, US behind Stuxnet Worm Targeting Iran’s Nuclear Program

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A German computer security expert said Thursday he believes the United States and "Israel's" Mossad unleashed the malicious Stuxnet worm on Iran's nuclear program.

"My opinion is that the Mossad is involved," Ralph Langner said while discussing his in-depth Stuxnet analysis at a prestigious TED conference in the Southern California city of Long Beach.
"But, the leading source is not Israel... There is only one leading source, and that is the United States."

Stuxnet targets computer control systems made by German industrial giant Siemens and commonly used to manage water supplies, oil rigs, power plants and other critical infrastructure.
The New York Times reported in January that US and "Israeli" intelligence services collaborated to develop the computer worm to sabotage Iran's efforts to make a nuclear bomb.