Iran says detected "massive cyber attack:" state TV

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[Sub-Driver]

Iran says detected "massive cyber attack:" state TV ReutersReuters – 5 hrs ago

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has detected a planned "massive cyber attack" against its nuclear facilities, state television said on Thursday, after talks with major powers this week failed to resolve a row over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.

Iran's Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi said the country's arch enemies the United States and Israel, along with Britain, had planned the attack.

"Based on obtained information, America and the Zionist regime (Israel) along with the MI6 planned an operation to launch a massive cyber attack against Iran's facilities following the meeting between Iran and the P5+1 in Moscow," Iran's English-language Press TV quoted him as saying.

"They still seek to carry out the plan, but we have taken necessary measures," he added, without elaborating.

Security experts said last month a highly sophisticated computer virus, dubbed "Flame", had infected computers in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries.

Iranian officials were quick to say the country had defeated the virus, capable of snatching data and eavesdropping on computer users. It was not clear if the cyber attack referred to by Moslehi was "Flame", or a new virus.

[Sub-Driver]

Shhh, don't tell anyone. The regime will leak it tomorrow to the NYT.

[onedoug]

Israel would be crazy to do anything involving soetoro at this stage.

[publius911]

Wasn't it reported last year that Iran runs their entire country with pirated Microsoft software? Including their defense system and nuclear research?

Maybe they ought to switch to Apple!

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

[nascarnation]

So how much DID Imawhackjob invest with the Nigerian scammers?

[tet68]

I think Imanutjob probably didn’t realize that when
he was ordering viagra from HotgoatsRus.ir that he
might have picked up something.

I like this, they’re attacked but they have nothing
to prove it. It’s got to burn them up.

I’d send them a “flame”, it would melt the whole country.

[Wurlitzer]

If it were not for the fact we have a vile mud-slime president we might be able to embed some Stuxnet like viruses in on-line Koran pages.

I don’t know if a computer virus could survive in such a inhospitable environment like the cancer that is the koran but it would be worth a try.

[Chode]

please, they'd be lucky if they could detect their own azz with both hands...

[rawcatslyentist]

Probably got it from the girls on goats website.