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Wed, 05/11/2011 - 14:47
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Minister Assures Public of Proper Defense against New Cyber Attack
TEHRAN, May 11 (FNA)- Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi announced on Wednesday that the country has adopted proper measures to repel a second cyber attack on the country's production plants.
"Good steps have been taken against the virus," Moslehi told FNA, adding that the ministry has alarmed the relevant institutions and bodies of the cyber attack against them in a move to bring the new virus, called 'Stars', under control.
He added that the country has taken the same precautions that it took against the previous virus (Stuxnet) infiltration.
As regards the function of the Stars, Moslehi stated that the virus disrupts operation of production plants and machineries.
The Stars virus is a computer virus discovered by Iran in April 2011. Iran said that it is being used as a tool to commit espionage.
This is the second cyber attack waged by enemies of Iran to undermine the country's nuclear as well as economic and industrial activities.
Earlier, commander of civil defense Gholam Reza Jalali said that the new virus was being investigated by experts.
"Fortunately, our young experts have been able to discover this virus and the Stars virus is now in the laboratory for more investigations," Jalali said.
In January, Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Hamid Khadem Qaemi stated that certain western countries' attempts to disrupt activities and operations at Iran's nuclear sites and plants via Stuxnet failed to impede the country's progress and advancement.
Earlier, Western media had reported that Iran temporarily halted most of its uranium enrichment work in December and western diplomats said they believed the halt was linked to technical problems caused by Stuxnet worm.
Meantime, former Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi revealed at the time that some western countries started attempts to disrupt activities and operations at Iran's nuclear sites and plants via Stuxnet a year ago.
"Since a year ago, the westerners have tried to infiltrate our country's nuclear sites to open a way for their worm (Stuxnet worm) to disrupt their activities, but the country's young experts stopped the virus exactly at those points that enemies intended to infiltrate," Salehi stated.
The Stuxnet worm is the first known malicious software of its kind unleashed by computer hackers and has opened the door to a new era of cyber-warfare.
Experts say it is designed to destroy or sabotage factories, power plants, refineries or other industrial installations.
"Good steps have been taken against the virus," Moslehi told FNA, adding that the ministry has alarmed the relevant institutions and bodies of the cyber attack against them in a move to bring the new virus, called 'Stars', under control.
He added that the country has taken the same precautions that it took against the previous virus (Stuxnet) infiltration.
As regards the function of the Stars, Moslehi stated that the virus disrupts operation of production plants and machineries.
The Stars virus is a computer virus discovered by Iran in April 2011. Iran said that it is being used as a tool to commit espionage.
This is the second cyber attack waged by enemies of Iran to undermine the country's nuclear as well as economic and industrial activities.
Earlier, commander of civil defense Gholam Reza Jalali said that the new virus was being investigated by experts.
"Fortunately, our young experts have been able to discover this virus and the Stars virus is now in the laboratory for more investigations," Jalali said.
In January, Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Hamid Khadem Qaemi stated that certain western countries' attempts to disrupt activities and operations at Iran's nuclear sites and plants via Stuxnet failed to impede the country's progress and advancement.
Earlier, Western media had reported that Iran temporarily halted most of its uranium enrichment work in December and western diplomats said they believed the halt was linked to technical problems caused by Stuxnet worm.
Meantime, former Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi revealed at the time that some western countries started attempts to disrupt activities and operations at Iran's nuclear sites and plants via Stuxnet a year ago.
"Since a year ago, the westerners have tried to infiltrate our country's nuclear sites to open a way for their worm (Stuxnet worm) to disrupt their activities, but the country's young experts stopped the virus exactly at those points that enemies intended to infiltrate," Salehi stated.
The Stuxnet worm is the first known malicious software of its kind unleashed by computer hackers and has opened the door to a new era of cyber-warfare.
Experts say it is designed to destroy or sabotage factories, power plants, refineries or other industrial installations.
