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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 562

Flame virus

An F-16I fighter jet of the Israeli Air Force's 253rd Squadron prepares to take off during an operation to bomb a Syrian nuclear reactor in Deir Ezzor on September 5, 2007. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 21, 2018, 5:15 pm
From Osirak to Iran scientists: Other nuclear-related attacks linked to Israel
Aside from destruction of Syrian and Iraqi reactors, covert assassinations and computer viruses have also been attributed to the Jewish state
By AFP
Tel Aviv University's website, seen here attacked by anti-Israeli hackers, February 2012 (Photo credit: Courtesy TAU)
February 6, 2014, 4:42 pm
Israeli start-up claims it may be able to stop all viruses
Cyactive’s anti-malware technology aims for the ‘dark heart’ of computer bugs — the damaging code hackers keep recycling
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
Heavy water reactor facility near Arak, Iran (photo credit: CC-BY nanking2010/Wikipedia/File)
From the WebJanuary 27, 2013, 10:44 am
FBI is increasing pressure on suspects in Stuxnet inquiry
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
A graphic showing the countries affected by the 'Red October' virus (image courtesy Kaspersky Lab)
January 15, 2013, 12:51 pm
Israel among targets of ‘monster’ espionage virus
Russian hackers’ ‘Red October’ active for 5 years, infecting hundreds of ‘high profile’ targets including a ‘diplomatic institution/embassy’ in Israel
By Gabe Fisher
Security expert Eugene Kaspersky (right) at Tel Aviv University (Photo credit: Courtesy)
December 20, 2012, 8:14 pm
New computer virus hitting Iran could be more potent than it looks
‘Batchwiper’ seems to be a simple Trojan, says Israeli expert, but so was the malware that apparently prefaced Stuxnet
By David Shamah
Illustrative photo of a burning CPU (photo credit: CC BY Am-Mo/Flikr)
October 16, 2012, 9:10 am
Newly revealed miniFlame virus targets Iranian and Lebanese computers
Security experts say bug has infected only a few dozen high-profile users
By Gabe Fisher
A computer, illustrative (CC BY-SA HackNY, Flickr)
August 13, 2012, 4:59 am
New virus may be US, Israeli digital strike against Hezbollah
Malware, which hacks into Lebanese banks, bears same fingerprint as earlier bugs that targeted Iran
By David Shamah
Macbook (photo credit: Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
August 6, 2012, 2:44 pm
Iranian ministries unplugging from web in effort to beat cyber attacks
Tehran to install internal homegrown network in a bid for immunity from computer espionage
By Stuart Winer
The metal rock group, AC/DC, for their Highway to Hell album (photo credit: screen capture, YouTube)
July 25, 2012, 2:00 pm
Iran ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC computer virus
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
By Michal Shmulovich
Screenshot of Mahdi in action (Photo credit: Kaspersky Labs)
July 19, 2012, 8:39 pm
Mahdi virus victims mostly Israeli, report says
Trojan may be part of the larger Flame malware
By David Shamah
Iranian technicians work at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2010 (photo credit: AP/IIPA, Ebrahim Norouzi)
From the WebJune 19, 2012, 10:57 pm
Officials: Israel and US developed sophisticated Flame virus
Washington Post quotes officials saying malware program jointly developed to learn about Iran’s nuclear program
Map of Flame's target countries (Photo credit: courtesy Kaspersky)
June 11, 2012, 9:56 pm
Stuxnet and Flame viruses may be kin, expert says
Kaspersky finds similarities in code subsets used to build both pieces of software; possible sharing early on between virus’s creators
Yitzchak ben-Yisrael (L) and Eugene Kaspersky (R) at Wednesday's event (Photo credit: Courtesy)
June 6, 2012, 3:15 pm
Latest viruses could mean ‘end of world as we know it,’ says man who discovered Flame
Eugene Kaspersky: We’re at the mercy of cyberterrorists, armed with weapons more serious than any previous IT security threat
By David Shamah
Illustrative. An Israeli soldier in front of computer monitors. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 4, 2012, 2:21 pm
Army says it is taking battle into cyberspace
Days after Flame virus discovered, IDF unveils plans to engage enemies over the Internet
By Philip Podolsky
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