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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
‘Israel-linked virus hacked hotels where nuke talks were held’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Wall Street Journal reports that a cybersecurity firm discovered a computer virus believed to be linked to Israeli intelligence at three European hotels where nuclear talks between Iran and world powers were held.
Kaspersky Lab ZAO identified the virus as an updated version of Duqu, the report says. “Current and former US officials and many cybersecurity experts believe Duqu was designed to carry out Israel’s most sensitive intelligence-collection operation,” it reports.
The hotels were hacked two to three weeks before negotiations took place there, it says.
The cybersecurity firm hasn’t named Israel as the country behind the hacking, but the report notes that only someone familiar with Duqu could have created it.
The FBI is reviewing the report.
The Moscow-based Kaspersky set out to investigate who was behind the virus after its own system was attacked.
The Times of Israel Community.