A large number of computers at a Geneva hotel that hosted delicate Iranian nuclear talks last year were infected with malware used for espionage, Swiss prosecutors say.
The Swiss Attorney General’s office (OAG) however says it had closed its investigation, since it had failed to determine who was behind the spying.
Representatives from world powers and Iran posing prior to the announcement of an agreement on Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2, 2015. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
Israel, which was vehemently opposed to the nuclear deal, was accused of espionage after a Russian-based security firm said a computer worm widely linked to Israel was used to spy on the negotiations.
Israel denied the accusations.
“Investigations revealed that a significant number of computers (servers and clients) at a hotel in Geneva had been infected with a form of malware,” the OAG says.
Investigators had however turned up “no evidence as to the identity of the perpetrators,” it says.
— AFP
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