Even the space station has been infected by malware, claims Kaspersky By John Leyden, 11th November 2013 Stuxnet – the famous worm widely credited with crippling the Iranian nuclear weapons programme for several years – also infected the internal network of… Read More ›
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Retired 4-star general probed over Stuxnet details leak – report
Marine Corps man under investigation over malware revelations By Jasper Hamill Posted in Security, 28th June 2013 14:34 GMT A retired general has been named as the target of a US Department of Justice probe into the release of confidential… Read More ›
Symantec discovers 2005 US computer virus attack on Iran nuclear plants
Internet security firm finds early ‘Stuxnet O.5’ version revealing espionage and sabotage virus released under George W Bush Charles Arthur, technology editor guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 26 February 2013 13.19 EST An alleged uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, Iran. Symantec have… Read More ›
Flame Malware against French Government
The news is sensational, according the French magazine L’Express the offices of France’s former president Sarkozy were victim of a cyber attack, but what is even more remarkable is that for the offensive was used the famous malware Flame. …. Read More ›
NATO in global cyberwar games
Nikita Sorokin Nov 12, 2012 19:35 Moscow © Collage: The Voice of Russia In the four days of its annual Cyber Coalition wargames beginning with Tuesday, NATO will be practicing operations to neutralize crippling cyberattacks on the infrastructure. In the… Read More ›
Meet the Flame virus’s mean little sibling
Posted By John Reed Monday, October 15, 2012 – 10:33 AM So it looks like the Flame and Gauss viruses that infected thousands of computers in the Middle East with advanced spyware over the last few years were merely meant… Read More ›
U.S. energy companies victims of potentially destructive cyber intrusions: The secretary said that a coordinated attack on enough critical infrastructure could be a “cyber Pearl Harbor”
Posted By John ReedThursday, October 11, 2012 – 8:56 PM Foreign actors are probing the networks of key American companies in an attempt to gain control of industrial facilities and transportation systems, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed tonight. “We know… Read More ›
U.S. Needs Offensive Weapons in Cyberwar: General
Oct. 4, 2012 – 08:06PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON — The United States needs to develop offensive weapons in cyberspace as part of its effort to protect the nation from cyber attacks, a senior military official said Oct…. Read More ›
Google admits Middle Eastern governments could be spying on its users as it warns of ‘state-sponsored’ hacking attacks
By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED:16:41 EST, 3 October 2012| UPDATED:16:41 EST, 3 October 2012 Google has launched a new effort to warn its users that they could be the victims of cyberattacks from hostile governments. Account-holders working in international relations, development… Read More ›
Iran sees cyber attacks as greater threat than actual war
Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Tehran May 9, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi DUBAI | Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:48am EDT DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is prepared to defend itself in case of a “cyber war” which could… Read More ›
Iran claims Siemens sold it sabotaged nuclear equipment: Wired with Explosives
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 23, 2012 17:00 EDT Topics: Aladin Borujerdi ♦ nuclear activities ♦ Siemens A prominent MP, Aladin Borujerdi, has accused German firm Siemens of having sold Iran equipment for its nuclear activities laced with mini-explosives, which… Read More ›
Flame cyber virus linked to more malware: report
By Agence France-Presse Monday, September 17, 2012 16:29 EDT Topics: iran ♦ Kaspersky Lab WASHINGTON — The Flame virus believed to be part of a cyberwarfare effort against Iran was developed as early as 2006 and is linked to at… Read More ›
State-sponsored cyber espionage projects now prevalent, say experts
Former military officer says every Middle Eastern country now has Stuxnet-like malware Pete Warren guardian.co.uk, Thursday 30 August 2012 06.54 EDT One expert compares the cyber-espionage programs to the Transformers franchise: they develop other functions when they get to where they… Read More ›
Mysterious Wiper malware possibly connected to Stuxnet and Duqu/ targeting infrastructure in the energy industry
By Lucian Constantin | IDG News Service August 30, 2012 Kaspersky security researchers present their findings about Wiper malware affecting servers at Iran’s oil ministry in April Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered information suggesting a possible link between… Read More ›
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