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Wednesday, October 20, 2010     GET YOUR INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Stuxnet virus traced to Israel: 'Everything before was kid's stuff'

WASHINGTON — Israel is said to have infected Iran with a computer worm that hampered operations of its new nuclear energy facility.

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A leading European analyst said Israel introduced the Stuxnet computer virus into Iran's nuclear energy plant at Bushehr. Ralph Langner, a German cybersecurity expert, said Israel, in what he said was an operation called "myrtus," appeared to have designed Stuxnet and embedded the virus in control systems at the 1,000 megawatt Bushehr reactor.

"Everything before was kid's stuff," Langner said. "In relation to myrtus, it appears like a gang of hooligans busting a rival gang with baseball bats."


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In interviews to the European and U.S. media, Langner said he found traces of Israeli design of Stuxnet, Middle East Newsline reported. He cited digital clues embedded in the virus that contained the Latin word "mytus," or myrtle.

"Myrtus is the first operation in history that uses a cyberweapon that created physical destruction, struck a dedicated military target, was led by a coalition of nation states, and would have triggered a conventional military hardware attack if not successful," Langner told the German daily, Die Zeit.

Iran has acknowledged Stuxnet as well as damage to facilities around the country. In mid-October, Teheran reported the arrest of several nuclear technicians employed by Russia's state-owned Atomstroyexport, prime contractor of Bushehr.




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Go Israel. If the USA can't stop Iran someone needed to do something. With our current President the USA won't do anything but talk. I personally think Obama has Iran's back. I hope Israel doesn't trust this administration. I know I sure don't.

June Bug      10:28 p.m. / Tuesday, October 26, 2010


Are the Despotic Leaders of Iran, who disfranchise, exploit and intimidate their own people, now faced with the fear of a series of uncontrollable plagues?

Menachem Chazan      5:55 p.m. / Thursday, October 21, 2010


The actual target was the secret enrichment facilities for bomb fuel. Those were destroyed and the scientists working there got the Haman treatment, for great justice.

anon      10:39 a.m. / Thursday, October 21, 2010


Three cheers for Israel. The Worm is mightier than the Sword!

Joe      4:48 a.m. / Thursday, October 21, 2010


This is only the opening salvo of high tech and cyber warfare. The future belongs to cyber and high tech attacks with lasers and sound beams from space. Intense heat from space bound weapons can neutralize an object or armed forces. Sound waves will do tremendous damage too.

Richard Smith      5:53 p.m. / Wednesday, October 20, 2010


Bill Clinton allowed Iran to be nuclear armed by the Soviets and Obama has allowed the wholesale manufacture of nuclear weapons in Iran. This is not the Israeli state's responsibility to solve. This is Obama's and all he is accomplishing is making Tel Aviv, Berlin, Paris, London and New York nuclear targets.

Lame Cherry      3:19 p.m. / Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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