Researchers say Stuxnet was deployed against Iran in 2007

Published on February 26, 2013

Researchers at Symantec Corp. have uncovered a version of the Stuxnet computer virus that was used to attack Iran's nuclear program in November 2007, two years earlier than previously thought.

U.S. report: Iran spying on Israel via stations in Syria, Golan

Published on January 14, 2013

Iran is spying on Israel via signals intelligence stations in northern Syria and the Golan Heights in cooperation with Hezbollah, according to a new report.

June 10, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on June 10, 2012

Americans, Israelis jointly developed computer virus

Published on June 1, 2012

The National Security Agency and a secret Israeli military unit jointly developed a complex computer worm that attacked equipment in Iranian nuclear installations.

Flame computer bug may have been released by Israel, minister says

Published on May 29, 2012

A computer virus attacking computers in Iran and the West Bank may have been created with Israeli involvement, a government minister hinted.

May 29, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 29, 2012

February 27, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 27, 2012

Experts say Iran has ‘neutralized’ Stuxnet virus

Published on February 14, 2012

Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country's nuclear machinery, European and U.S. officials and private experts have told Reuters.

New Stuxnet-like computer virus discovered

Published on October 19, 2011

A computer virus similar to the Stuxnet virus that attacked Iran's nuclear program has been identified.

WikiLeaks: U.S. advised to fight Iranian nukes with ‘covert sabotage’

Published on January 19, 2011

The United States was advised by a German think tank to use "covert sabotage" to disrupt Iran's march toward nuclear weapons, a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable reveals.

With Stuxnet delaying Iran’s bomb, is the urgency gone?

Published on January 18, 2011

In the wake of revelations that a computer virus may have set back Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the Western groups and analysts that track the Islamic Republic are saying “More of the same, please.” The benefits of a nonviolent program that inhibits Iranian hegemony by keeping the country's nuclear weapons program at bay are obvious: Better to stop Iran with cyber warfare -- in this case, the Stuxnet computer virus, which reportedly caused Iran’s nuclear centrifuges to spin out of control -- than actual warfare. For those who favor engagement, the cyber attack buys more time to coax the regime in Tehran into compliance. For those who favor the stick, it allows more time to exert pressure on Iran through sanctions and diplomatic isolation.