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    U.S. and Israel created the Flame virus, says report

    The most sophisticated and powerful virus, Flame, was created jointly by Israel and the U.S. to slow ...

    June 20, 2012 / 11:50 IST

    The most sophisticated and powerful virus, Flame, was created jointly by Israel and the U.S. to slow down Iran's nuclear program, as per a Washington Post report. In the report, the newspaper has cited some anonymous Western officials and claims that Flame malware was build to map Iran's computer networks and monitor computers of Iranian officials. Furthermore, it was reportedly designed to provide intelligence to help in a cyber campaign against Iran's nuclear program, involving the National Security Agency, the CIA and Israel's military.Click here for full story

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    first published: Jun 20, 2012 11:44 am

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