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Stuxnet

In this image made from April 17, 2021, video released by the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, various centrifuge machines line the hall damaged on April 11, 2021, at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, some 200 miles (322 km) south of the capital Tehran. (IRIB via AP)
November 22, 2021, 5:17 am
US warns Israel its attacks on Iran nuclear program are counterproductive — NYT
Despite killing of nuclear scientist and blasts at enrichment facilities, Iran building faster, more efficient nuke program; potentially just a few weeks from ‘breakout’ to bomb
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a conference in Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2018. (Flash90)
April 14, 2021, 3:47 am
Olmert says Iran Natanz bomb could have been planted 10-15 years ago
Former prime minister denies any direct knowledge of operation, pans Netanyahu’s ‘smug bragging’ amid spate of leaks crediting Mossad spy agency for blast at nuke plant
By ToI Staff
In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, Iranian women form a human chain, at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility, in support of Iran's nuclear program, just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 13, 2021, 6:00 am
From diplomacy to sabotage: Iran’s nuclear program and efforts to thwart it
Iran insists atomic goals are peaceful, but has long been accused of secret weapons program; meanwhile, Tehran blames US and Israel for cyberattacks, explosions and assassinations
By Agencies
Illustrative: A view of Tehran at dusk. (Omid Armin on Unsplash)
July 11, 2020, 11:28 pm
Gas explosion rocks residential building in Tehran
Blast said caused by gas cylinders, according to Iranian media; incident latest in series of mysterious occurrences in Iran
By ToI Staff
This photo released July 2, 2020, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows a building after it was damaged by a fire, at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
July 10, 2020, 10:02 pm
Israel’s alleged Natanz strike ‘as complex as Stuxnet,’ a major blow to Iran
Blast at centrifuge assembly facility may have set back development by 2 years, experts tell the NY Times, with series of strikes causing ‘extreme internal and external pressure’
By ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends the 74th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2019 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
September 29, 2019, 6:56 am
Iran denies US election meddling, claims it has no preference
In preview of NBC interview to air Sunday, Foreign Minister Zarif threatens US that it will not be able to finish any war it starts
By AP
Illustrative: A cybersecurity expert stands in front of a map of Iran as he speaks to journalists about the techniques of Iranian hacking, on September 20, 2017, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
September 21, 2019, 3:26 pm
Iran denies successful cyber attack on oil sector
Organization that tracks internet outages says activity detected consistent with a cyber attack, though the cause is unclear and impact limited
By AFP
In this July 7, 2019 photo, Iran's telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi is interviewed by The Associated Press at his office in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 10, 2019, 1:13 pm
Rising young star of Iranian politics defends past career in intelligence
Mohammad Jahromi oversees Tehran’s satellite program, accused by US of serving as cover for experiments on intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads
By Jon Gambrell
Illustrative: A cybersecurity expert stands in front of a map of Iran as he speaks to journalists about the techniques of Iranian hacking, on September 20, 2017, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
June 29, 2019, 6:56 am
US cyber attack on Iran exploited flaw in heavily-guarded network, experts say
Assault that crippled Revolutionary Guard missile system result of massive investment in cyber warfare by American military, likely took extensive preparation
By Michel Moutot
Iran's communications minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi speaks in a TV interview on August 13, 2017. (screen capture: YouTube)
June 24, 2019, 8:42 am
Iran calls US cyber attack unsuccessful, warns it could repeat drone downing
Meanwhile White House said drafting plans for possible further cyber action: targeting Iranian navy and seeking to foment unrest elsewhere in the nation
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This June 6, 2013 file photo shows the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md at a time when the American Civil Liberties Union, Wikimedia and other groups were suing the National Security Agency over its surveillance practices. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
June 23, 2019, 3:06 am
US reportedly launched cyber attack on Iran after drone downing
Long-planned operation targeted missile systems and spy network tracking ships in Strait of Hormuz, according to Washington Post
By AFP
Illustrative: Stuart Davis, a director at one of FireEye's subsidiaries speaks to journalists about the techniques of Iranian hacking, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
June 22, 2019, 4:19 pm
Iranian hackers step up cyber efforts, impersonate email from president’s office
Cybersecurity firms see surge in attempts to gain access to American government agencies, oil and gas sectors
By Tami Abdollah
Illustrative image of a hacker and online fraud. (scyther5; iStock by Getty Images)
June 1, 2019, 11:01 am
Hackers take down Iranian social security website
Semi-official news agency reports site down for part of Thursday; Israel, US blamed for past breaches of governmental systems
By AP
Illustrative image of conceptual cyber attack code. (DaLiu/iStock by Getty images)
May 17, 2019, 6:52 am
Iran claims to develop defense against Stuxnet-like attacks
Communications minister says Iranian scientists have created a firewall to block computer viruses from harming infrastructure, like bug that damaged nuclear centrifuges
By ToI Staff
File: An Iranian worker at the Uranium Conversion Facility at Isfahan, 410 kilometers south of Tehran, January 2014. (AP /Vahid Salemi)
November 5, 2018, 2:34 pm
Iran claims to thwart Stuxnet-style Israeli cyberattack
Information minister says a regime with ‘a record of using cyber weapons’ attempted to damage communication infrastructure but ‘returned empty-handed’
By ToI Staff and AFP
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