Russia 'believes US, Israel behind Iran worm attack'

[King_David]

MOSCOW — Russia believes Israel and the United States were responsible for unleashing the malicious Stuxnet computer worm on Iran's nuclear programme last year, a top official said on Friday.

"We are seeing attempts of cyberspace being used by some states to act against others -- of it being used for political-military purposes," said the foreign ministry's emerging challenges and threats department chief Ilya Rogachyov.

"The only case in which experts believe the actions of states have been proven in this area ... is the Stuxnet system that was launched in 2010 against the centrifuge control system used to enrich uranium in Iran," he said.

"Experts believe that traces of this lead back to the actions of Israel and the United States," Rogachyov told reporters. "This is the only proven case of actual cyber-warfare."

Most of the Stuxnet infections have been discovered in Iran, giving rise to speculation it was intended to sabotage nuclear facilities there. The worm was crafted to recognize the system it was to attack.

Tehran has also blamed Israel and the United States for the killing of two of its nuclear scientists in November and January.

Russia picked up the construction of Iran's first nuclear power plant from Germany in the 1990s and the unit was hooked up to the power grid system for the first time this month.

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[King_David]

1. If they were ? WELL DONE nt

[sellitman]

2. It was Israel and it was brilliant!

It set back their bomb making years without violence.

I applaud them!

[King_David]

3. + 1

[Purveyor]

4. Of course if the US and/or israel were attacked in such a manner, we would be screaming

"act of war, act of war"!!!

[King_David]

5. And so?

What difference does that make?

Oh maybe it is better to bomb Iran's nuclear program?

[AverageJoe90]

6. The Russian people & government need to wake up.

The mullahs are NOT their friends. Let's hope it doesn't take a nuke going off in Moscow or Chelyabinsk for people to get the memo... :(

[vminfla]

7. It's all about the Benjamins

or, in this case, the Pushkins.

[King_David]

8. This virus set Iran's Nuclear program back quiye a few years,

Peacefully :)