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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
A view of the Los Angeles Times Building in the Civic Center district of Downtown Los Angeles, California. (Wikipedia/Visitor7/CC BY-SA)
December 30, 2018, 12:03 pm
Computer virus hits US newspapers, delaying printed editions
Los Angeles Times says cyber attack appears to have originated outside of the United States
By AP
A laptop computer running Windows 10 on display at the Microsoft Build conference in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
March 10, 2018, 8:14 am
Israeli experts find Cortana can be used to hack locked PC
Two researchers take advantage of Microsoft’s virtual assistant to bypass security measures and download malware to PC
By ToI Staff
Illustrative computer virus. (istock)
December 15, 2016, 4:53 pm
Mutually assured cyber destruction?
Op-ed: Experts say first the US, then some of the West’s enemies, have developed the capability to shut down entire countries at the flip of a switch
By David Horovitz
Stock image of hacker taking control of a smartphone (Manuel-F-O/Getty Images)
November 30, 2016, 7:14 pm
Over 1 million Google accounts breached by malware, Israeli firm says
Gooligan virus, which steals email details from some 13,000 people a day, infecting machines running Android 4 and 5, Check Point discovers
By ToI Staff
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) leaves the Beau-Rivage Palace hotel during a break in Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne on March 29, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)
June 16, 2015, 10:25 am
Israel-linked spyware used stolen credentials of Chinese tech giant
Cyber security firm says hackers who targeted hotels hosting Iranian nuclear talks also likely breached system of electronics manufacturer
By Tamar Pileggi
US State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke (YouTube screen capture)
June 11, 2015, 3:45 am
US says it ‘takes steps’ to ensure Iran talks secure
American officials refuse to say whether they believe Israeli spyware compromised recent nuclear deliberations
By ToI Staff and Tamar Pileggi
Deputy Minister Eli Ben Dahan (photo credit: Flash90)
June 10, 2015, 9:59 pm
Deputy defense minister denies Israel spied on Iran nuke talks
Eli Ben-Dahan calls Wall Street Journal report ‘nonsense,’ but admits that if it were true, he likely wouldn’t know
By Tamar Pileggi, JTA and AP
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the Palais Coburg in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2014 for nuclear talks with Iranian counterparts. (US State Department)
June 10, 2015, 4:52 pm
Israel-linked virus attacked nuke talks hotels, report claims
Russian cyber-security firm says improved Duqu virus was found in computers of 3 European hotels that hosted negotiations
By JTA and David Shamah
A computer, illustrative (CC BY-SA HackNY, Flickr)
March 8, 2014, 4:25 pm
Ukrainian computers infected by powerful virus
Stuxnet-like malware attacking systems in embroiled state; experts suspect Russian involvement
By AFP
Eugene Kaspersky, head of Kaspersky Lab (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)
November 11, 2013, 4:21 pm
Stuxnet, gone rogue, hit Russian nuke plant, space station
A cyber-security expert says several ostensibly secure facilities became victims of the virus that struck Iran’s nuclear program
By David Shamah
IAEA headquarters in Vienna. (Sarajevo-x/Wikimedia Commons)
From the WebOctober 22, 2013, 3:19 pm
Malware infected some UN nuclear agency computers
Reuters reports that a virus, likely transferred via USB drive, was found on IAEA machines after recent international conference
Rapport screenshot (Courtesy)
August 15, 2013, 1:08 pm
Another billion-ish buyout: IBM buys Israeli security firm
Waze was first, and now there’s Trusteer; global tech companies are spending big bucks to acquire sabra technology
By David Shamah
Iranians surf the web in an internet cafe in central Tehran, Iran, in Jan. 2011 (phto credit: AP/Vahid Salemi)
May 28, 2013, 8:31 am
Cyber-underground battling web-watching corps ahead of Iran vote
Internet squeeze showcases Revolutionary Guards’ expanding online prowess
By Nasser Karimi and Brian Murphy
Eugene Kaspersky, head of Kaspersky Lab (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)
February 28, 2013, 12:59 am
New sophisticated malware targets 23 countries, including Israel
‘Dangerous’ MiniDuke, which exploits Adobe Reader PDF files, is latest virus to invade government computers, says Kaspersky Lab
By David Shamah
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