The "Flame" computer virus, which was discovered earlier this month amid a series of attacks on Iran's oil industry, had been created by the US and Israel as part of an intensifying campaign of cyber-warfare, according to reports.
Last week similarities were discovered between the coding of Flame, a piece of Malware disguised as a Microsoft software update, and Stuxnet, a virus previously launched on Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
“This is about preparing the battlefield for another type of covert action,” one former high-ranking US official reportedly told The Washington Post. “Cyber collection against the Iranian programme is way further down the road than this.”
The CIA, NSA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as well as the Israeli embassy in Washington, did not comment on the newspaper's report. Full story...
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Last week similarities were discovered between the coding of Flame, a piece of Malware disguised as a Microsoft software update, and Stuxnet, a virus previously launched on Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
“This is about preparing the battlefield for another type of covert action,” one former high-ranking US official reportedly told The Washington Post. “Cyber collection against the Iranian programme is way further down the road than this.”
The CIA, NSA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as well as the Israeli embassy in Washington, did not comment on the newspaper's report. Full story...
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