Friday, June 1, 2012

Iran confirms attack by a virus that steals data StuxnetLike Viruses Remain Top U.S. Security Risk Obama accelerated use of Bushera Stuxnet computer attacks on 3 Reasons You Need to Worry About the Flame Virus NYT Report Says Developed Ordered Wave Cyberattacks Against datastealing Cyber Weapon 'Flamer' Infects Middle East ordered Order Sped Up 'gave full backing Iran' Linkpost | 6.1.2012 part US ‘Olympic Games’ cyberweapons programme Beyond massively complex malware ups ante for cyberwar Russian security firm spots cyber supervirus tops Obama's Warfare Could Usher In The Real Deal Researchers Link and Duqu Development timeline key linking New Targets According Kaspersky

Stuxnet Worm Crafted by U.S., Israel to Thwart Iran's Nuclear Program The Stuxnet virus that emerged in 2010 was a cyber weapon jointly developed by U.S. and Israeli officials in an effort to shut down the development of Iran's nuclear program, according to the New York Times. Stuxnet part of US 'Olympic Games' cyber-weapons programme The Stuxnet worm was part of a US cyberweapons programme called 'Olympic Games' sanctioned by President Obama to attack Iran's nuclear facilities that unexpectedly escaped the country's enrichment plants, a forthcoming book will claim. Report: Obama Ordered Stuxnet Attacks on Iran UPDATE: U.S. President Barack Obama ordered the Stuxnet cyberattacks on Iran in an effort to slow the country's development of a nuclear program, according to a report. Stuxnet Was a Joint US/ Israeli Project I don?t think anyone?s really all that surprised to find out that Stuxnet, the computer virus/trojan, was a US and Israeli project. The thought and idea has been commonplace for some time. But it is pretty surprising, not to say down right odd, to see it being officially confirmed: Cyberattacks on Iranian nuclear program were ... Stuxnet Origins Revealed: US, Israel Involved in the Viral Development and Rampage We have finally confirmed that the world has moved into the era of state-sponsored cyberwarfare. It's been confirmed, the Internet-worm Stuxnet caught infected Iranian nuclear material processing centrifuges was produced jointly by the United States and Israel in an attempt … Continue reading → Stuxnet Origins Revealed: US, Israel Involved in the Viral Development and Rampage is a post from ... How Obama Was Dangerously Naive About STUXNET and Cyberwarfare A Times exposé suggests that the White House failed to consider how our own cyberweapons would be used against us. If the New York Times' comprehensive account of the birth of the STUXNET worm that slowed Iran's efforts to enrich uranium tells us anything, it's that the Obama administration was remarkably naive about the potential for the proliferation of the cyberweapons it was developing. Report: Obama Ordered Stuxnet to Continue After Bug Caused it to Spread Wildly Despite an error in the Stuxnet worm that attacked Iran's uranium enrichment program, which caused the malware to spread wildly out of control and attack computers outside of Iran in 2010, President Barack Obama ordered U.S. officials who were behind the attack to continue the operation. Stuxnet was work of U.S. and Israeli experts, officials say A damaging cyberattack against Iran's nuclear program was the work of U.S. and Israeli experts and proceeded under the secret orders of President Obama, who was eager to slow Iran's apparent progress toward building an atomic bomb without launching a traditional military attack, say current and former U.S. officials. Read full article >> Today's e-Reads: Stuxnet and the U.S. Cyberwar on Iran Stuxnet was part of an ongoing program of cyberattacks against Iran initiated during the Bush administration and accelerated by President Obama, The New York Times reports. Stuxnet cyberweapon created by U.S., Israel to attack Iran, reports NYT The United States and Israel created the notorious Stuxnext worm to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, reports The New York Times.
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