Cliff Unger: Stuxnet Worm ‘Not a Surprise to Anybody’

Experts may be divided on the exact dangers of Stuxnet, which some dubbed the most sophisticated malware to date, but most agree it took the cyber threat to the next…

Experts Doubt Iran’s Claims of being Cyber Attacked

More than a week after Iran said it had been the victim of another cyber attack by foreign adversaries, computer security experts around the globe are voicing their skepticism about the country’s claims.

After the Stuxnet incident last year, Iran claims it was recently hit with another cyber attack. The Iranian government…

Anonymous Launches OpIran

Hacktivist collective Anonymous has announced OpIran, a new campaign designed to launch denial-of-service attacks at Iranian websites, according to news reports.

Addressing the Iranian people, a post on AnonNews.org noted how “an era of change is sweeping the world,” and workers everywhere are taking their place to lead and control their destiny.

“The people of Iran have the admiration of Anonymous, and the entire world,” the release said….

Iran Claims ‘Stars’ Virus Hit Gov’t Computers

Iran claims to have discovered a new espionage virus targeting its government computers, BBC News reported.

The malware — dubbed Stars — has been able to inflict minor damage, according to the head of Iran’s civil defense organization.

If the reports are correct, it would be the second major cyber attack in a year, after the Stuxnet worm attacked the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz.

Gholam Reza Jalali, military…

Iran: Siemens Aided US, Israel Launch Stuxnet Attack

A senior Iranian military official is accusing Siemens of helping the United States and Israel unleash last year’s Stuxnet worm, a highly complex piece of malware that targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to media reports.

“Our executive officials should legally follow up the case of Siemens SCADA software which prepared the ground for the Stuxnet worm,” Gholamreza…

Stuxnet is Cyber ‘Hiroshima’

Snobbish protestations to the contrary, Stuxnet is a big deal in the cyber world. The little (computer) worm that targeted Iran’s nuclear program and served as a middle-of-the-night, cold-sweat wake-up call for cybersecurity professionals the world over was not merely the opening shot in a cyber war, a

Iranian Cyber Army Hacks Voice of America

The Voice of America website has been attacked by Iranian hackers who defaced the homepage and disabled the organization’s online news service to more than 30 countries, according to NewZimbabwe.com.

Claiming to be the Iranian Cyber Army, the hackers defaced VOA’s main website and left a message addressed to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying, “Mrs. Clinton, do you want to hear the voice of oppressed…

Spy Chief: Digital Pearl Harbor Could Happen

CIA Director Leon E. Panetta told a U.S. House panel Thursday cybersecurity is the international “battleground of the future,” echoing FBI head Robert S. Mueller‘s concerns about cybersecurity being a growing problem.

Appearing before the House intelligence committee, which was holding a hearing on worldwide threats, Panetta said he does…

Israel Hires Hackers to Cyber Spy

A military spokesman said the Israeli army is seeking “hackers who were born and raised online” to break into databases for espionage purposes, Ynet news reported.

Speaking at a panel on the subject of  the digital medium as strategic weapon in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Brig. Gen. Avi Benayahu said…

Richard Clarke: Stuxnet Failure Leads to Cyber Boomerang

Stuxnet is a word that has struck fear in the hearts of cyber experts the world over. The advanced computer worm, which bored its way into Iranian nuclear program computer networks, demonstrated the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to malicious hacking.

But former counterterrorism czar and cybersecurity guru Richard Clarke says Stuxnet…