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ISRAEL HINTS AT INVOLVEMENT IN SUPER-VIRUS TARGETING IRAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 30, 2012 - 12:47 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A top Israeli minister yesterday fed speculation
that the Jewish state could be responsible for a powerful new virus
said to have been used in a fresh attack on computers in Iran and
elsewhere in the Middle East, Belfast Telegraph reported.
The discovery of the unprecedented complex data-stealing "Flame" virus
was disclosed by a Russian-based digital security firm Kaspersky Lab.
Its experts reported on Monday that it had been applied most actively
in Iran, but also in Israel, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
and Egypt.
Moshe Yaalon, Israel's Vice Prime Minister and Strategic Affairs
Minister, told the country's Army Radio: "Anyone who sees the Iranian
threat as a significant threat ~V it's reasonable [to assume] that
he will take various steps, including these, to harm it."
Mr Yaalon, a former military Chief of Staff, added: "Israel was
blessed as being a country rich with high-tech. These tools that we
take pride in open up all kinds of opportunities for us."
He stopped short of directly claiming responsibility, but Israel has
long been in the forefront of opposition to Iran's nuclear programme,
currently the subject of difficult negotiations between Tehran and
six world powers.
Although many viruses can already steal large amounts of data, few
have been as comprehensive as Flame, or steal in so many different
ways. The security industry is still in the early stages of examining
what exactly Flame can do, but examples already given include hijacking
a computer's microphone to record conversations, taking screen shots
during chats through instant messenger and even stealing data from
devices that are attached to an infected computer through a Bluetooth
connection.
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 30, 2012 - 12:47 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A top Israeli minister yesterday fed speculation
that the Jewish state could be responsible for a powerful new virus
said to have been used in a fresh attack on computers in Iran and
elsewhere in the Middle East, Belfast Telegraph reported.
The discovery of the unprecedented complex data-stealing "Flame" virus
was disclosed by a Russian-based digital security firm Kaspersky Lab.
Its experts reported on Monday that it had been applied most actively
in Iran, but also in Israel, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
and Egypt.
Moshe Yaalon, Israel's Vice Prime Minister and Strategic Affairs
Minister, told the country's Army Radio: "Anyone who sees the Iranian
threat as a significant threat ~V it's reasonable [to assume] that
he will take various steps, including these, to harm it."
Mr Yaalon, a former military Chief of Staff, added: "Israel was
blessed as being a country rich with high-tech. These tools that we
take pride in open up all kinds of opportunities for us."
He stopped short of directly claiming responsibility, but Israel has
long been in the forefront of opposition to Iran's nuclear programme,
currently the subject of difficult negotiations between Tehran and
six world powers.
Although many viruses can already steal large amounts of data, few
have been as comprehensive as Flame, or steal in so many different
ways. The security industry is still in the early stages of examining
what exactly Flame can do, but examples already given include hijacking
a computer's microphone to record conversations, taking screen shots
during chats through instant messenger and even stealing data from
devices that are attached to an infected computer through a Bluetooth
connection.