Spy virus attacks the Iranian Government

Officials in Iran say they have discovered a new computer virus designed to target government agencies.

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According to the head of Iran's Civil Security Organization, the malware called ' Stars ' has not caused much damage. But if the above information is correct, they will be the second major attack on this country in one year. Not long ago, the Stuxnet worm was discovered. The worm is designed to control the equipment used in Iran's nuclear programs.

According to Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran's civil defense force, it will take some time to verify the purpose of the spy virus 'Stars'. The 'Stars' virus has now been sent to the lab but they are still investigating the attack.

However, no final conclusions have been made about this virus.

Jalali revealed that the virus could confuse the operating files of government organizations but has not yet identified who might be behind the attack.

Last week, the general also announced that Siemens had abetted the US for the Stuxnet worm to attack the country's nuclear power plant and warned of a possible risk of a major radiation leak. can affect the lives of many people.

Stuxnet was first discovered in July 2010. Analysis by security firm Symantec has shown that, while they can spread over the Internet, they are designed to infect specific types of industrial controllers. They attacked the machines used to control centrifuges at Iran's Uranium oiling facility - Natanz.

Most experts consider this case to agree that, with Stuxnet's size and complexity, it is possible that a foreign organization has been behind them. However, Iranian officials have blamed the United States and Israel for not following the incident, even if there is no definitive record of the culprit.

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