Iran claims it has defeated a powerful computer virus that has boasted unprecedented data-snatching capabilities and could eavesdrop on computer users, a senior official said.
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| Iran's government-run Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center has said the Flame virus was focused on espionage |
Ali Hakim Javadi, Iran's deputy Minister of
Communications and Information Technology, told the official IRNA news
agency that Iranian experts have already produced an antivirus capable
of identifying and removing "Flame" from computers.
Iran's government-run Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center has said the Flame virus was focused on espionage.
Javadi did not say whether any Iranian government bodies or industries were affected by the virus.
"This
is no longer about stealing card data or passwords, the stakes are so
much higher, and security procedures must follow suit," said James Todd,
an expert in virus attacks at specialist firm, FireEye.
"The
next big trend in IT security was always going to be cyber-espionage,
given the potentially huge rewards for the taking. This is particularly
true if hackers can infiltrate information relating to policy, patents,
intellectual property and R&D plans."
Iran did not release any details of the tool to
combat the most complex cyber attack. Its computer emergency response
and co-ordination centre said the programme had identified and removed
the malicious software.
Since Iran's nuclear facilities and oil ministry have been the target of past virus attacks, Tehran has accused the US and Israel of trying to sabotage its technological progress.
Since Iran's nuclear facilities and oil ministry have been the target of past virus attacks, Tehran has accused the US and Israel of trying to sabotage its technological progress.
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