U.S. created Stuxnet worm to wage “cyber war” against Iran on Obama’s orders – paperJune 1, 2012 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. is at cyber war with Iran. Actually it has been at cyber war with Iran since the start of the Obama administration and authored the Stuxnet virus that has since spun out of control, Silicon Republic reported. It is understood the U.S. created the Stuxnet worm to attack Iran's nuclear power facilities but escaped into cyberspace. According to The New York Times, the worm's escape caused panic stations in the White House Situation Room. However, instead of shutting Stuxnet down, U.S. cyber attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities have increased on U.S. President Barack Obama's orders. However, the effectiveness of Stuxnet appears to be questionable and Iran managed to continue to develop its nuclear facilities. In addition, Iran has developed its own cyber warfare unit. The U.S. has reportedly amassed a considerable arsenal of cyber warfare weaponry under a project that began under the Bush administration code named Olympic Games. According to The New York Times, the use of the cyber weapons has actually prompted soul searching among Obama and his cyber warfare team about whether the use of the weapons could actually allow terrorists and warring nations to justify the use of cyber attacks. Stuxnet, which targets SCADA software used in energy and industrial automation systems, went on to infect computers all over the world, including water supply companies in the U.S. Ah well, at least Obama and his Olympic Games team can take comfort in the knowledge that 60pc of computers infected worldwide were in Iran, according to Symantec, Silicon Republic said. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |