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.
Comments
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