US, Israel developed Flame virus to slow down Iran’s nuclear program: Western officials

TEHRAN – The United States and Israel have collaborated in the development of a sophisticated computer virus nicknamed Flame that collected intelligence in preparation for cyber sabotage aimed at slowing Iran’s nuclear program, the Washington Post on Tuesday quoted Western officials with knowledge of the effort as saying.

The massive piece of malware secretly mapped and monitored Iran’s computer networks, sending back a steady stream of intelligence to prepare for a cyber warfare campaign, according to the officials.

The effort, involving the National Security Agency, the CIA and Israel’s military, has included the use of destructive software such as the Stuxnet virus to cause malfunctions in Iran’s nuclear-enrichment equipment.


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