US, “Israel” Created Flame Virus
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The US and "Israel" have cooperated in creating the computer virus Flame to target Iran's nuclear energy facilities.
According to a report issued by the Washington Post, "The malware was designed to spy on Iran's computer networks and send back intelligence used for an ongoing cyberwarfare campaign".
US Na
tional Security Agency, CIA and "Israel's" military worked together to create the Flame virus, the newspaper said.
Flame is a new malware similar to the Stuxnet virus that had previously targeted Iran's nuclear facilities.
Stuxnet, first identified by the Iranian officials in June 2010, is a malware designed to infect computers using a control system favored by industries that manage water supplies, oil rigs, and power plants.
The Russian computer security firm Kaspersky Lab, one of the world's top virus-hunting agencies, said last week that there are strong links between the Flame and Stuxnet worm as the two include a unit that originates from the same source code.
Source: News Agencies
The US and "Israel" have cooperated in creating the computer virus Flame to target Iran's nuclear energy facilities.
According to a report issued by the Washington Post, "The malware was designed to spy on Iran's computer networks and send back intelligence used for an ongoing cyberwarfare campaign".
US Na
tional Security Agency, CIA and "Israel's" military worked together to create the Flame virus, the newspaper said.Flame is a new malware similar to the Stuxnet virus that had previously targeted Iran's nuclear facilities.
Stuxnet, first identified by the Iranian officials in June 2010, is a malware designed to infect computers using a control system favored by industries that manage water supplies, oil rigs, and power plants.
The Russian computer security firm Kaspersky Lab, one of the world's top virus-hunting agencies, said last week that there are strong links between the Flame and Stuxnet worm as the two include a unit that originates from the same source code.
Source: News Agencies
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