The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/flame-virus/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:50:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Flame virus | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/flame-virus/ 32 32 From Osirak to Iran scientists: Other nuclear-related attacks linked to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-osirak-to-iran-scientists-other-attacks-linked-to-israel/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:15:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1814810 Aside from destruction of Syrian and Iraqi reactors, covert assassinations and computer viruses have also been attributed to the Jewish state

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]]> Israeli start-up claims it may be able to stop all viruses https://www.timesofisrael.com/hack-this-start-up-claims-it-can-stop-all-viruses-permanently/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:42:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=862508 Cyactive's anti-malware technology aims for the 'dark heart' of computer bugs -- the damaging code hackers keep recycling

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]]> Cyber-underground battling web-watching corps ahead of Iran vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/cyber-underground-battling-web-watching-corps-ahead-of-iran-vote/ Tue, 28 May 2013 05:31:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=525434 Internet squeeze showcases Revolutionary Guards' expanding online prowess

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]]> FBI is increasing pressure on suspects in Stuxnet inquiry http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-is-increasing-pressure-on-suspects-in-stuxnet-inquiry/2013/01/26/f475095e-6733-11e2-93e1-475791032daf_story.html?hpid=z1 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:44:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=355832 The Washington Post: High-profile investigation could implicate senior-level officials, as knowledge of the virus was likely limited to a small set of Americans and Israelis

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]]> Israel among targets of ‘monster’ espionage virus https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-among-targets-of-monster-espionage-virus/ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:51:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=343672 Russian hackers' 'Red October' active for 5 years, infecting hundreds of 'high profile' targets including a 'diplomatic institution/embassy' in Israel

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]]> New computer virus hitting Iran could be more potent than it looks https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-computer-virus-hitting-iran-could-be-more-potent-than-it-looks-says-israeli-expert/ Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:14:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=318564 'Batchwiper' seems to be a simple Trojan, says Israeli expert, but so was the malware that apparently prefaced Stuxnet

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]]> Newly revealed miniFlame virus targets Iranian and Lebanese computers https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-revealed-computer-targets-iranian-and-lebanese-computers/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:10:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=251526 Security experts say bug has infected only a few dozen high-profile users

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]]> New virus may be US, Israeli digital strike against Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-virus-may-be-u-s-israeli-digital-strike-against-hizbullah/ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:59:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=193190 Malware, which hacks into Lebanese banks, bears same fingerprint as earlier bugs that targeted Iran

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]]> Iranian ministries unplugging from web in effort to beat cyber attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-ministry-websites-to-go-offline-in-effort-to-beat-cyber-attacks/ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:44:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=185608 Tehran to install internal homegrown network in a bid for immunity from computer espionage

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]]> Iran ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC computer virus https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-nuclear-plants-thunderstruck-by-acdc-playing-virus/ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:00:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=173204 Finnish cyber-security expert says Iranian nuclear scientist emailed him to report heavy metal song blasted in the middle of the night at Natanz and Fordo

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]]> Mahdi virus victims mostly Israeli, report says https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-mahdi-virus-victims-mostly-israeli/ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:39:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=165308 Trojan may be part of the larger Flame malware

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]]> Officials: Israel and US developed sophisticated Flame virus http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-israel-developed-computer-virus-to-slow-iranian-nuclear-efforts-officials-say/2012/06/19/gJQA6xBPoV_story.html Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:57:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=135992 Washington Post quotes officials saying malware program jointly developed to learn about Iran's nuclear program

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]]> Stuxnet and Flame viruses may be kin, expert says https://www.timesofisrael.com/stuxnet-and-flame-may-be-kin/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:56:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=128306 Kaspersky finds similarities in code subsets used to build both pieces of software; possible sharing early on between virus's creators

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]]> Latest viruses could mean ‘end of world as we know it,’ says man who discovered Flame https://www.timesofisrael.com/experts-we-lost-the-cyber-war-now-were-in-the-era-of-cyber-terror/ Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:15:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=122894 Eugene Kaspersky: We're at the mercy of cyberterrorists, armed with weapons more serious than any previous IT security threat

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]]> Army says it is taking battle into cyberspace https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-admit-to-use-of-cyber-warfare/ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:21:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=120348 Days after Flame virus discovered, IDF unveils plans to engage enemies over the Internet

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