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Iran Arrests Alleged Spies Over Stuxnet Worm

Posted by Soulskill on from the feeding-the-propaganda-machine dept.

kaptink writes "Reports surfacing from Iran claim 'nuclear spies' have been arrested over the infection at the Busheher nuclear station, which opened in August. According to Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi, because Stuxnet is so sophisticated, cost so much to write and uses two stolen security certificates, he believes only a national intelligence agency or a huge private company could have devised it, calling them 'enemies' spy services."

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  1. How come Iran can do it when others can't? by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    See the thing is Iran is so efficient on on catching crooks (whether they are actually guilty of the crime the are charged with or not) while the rest of the world seems to lag way behind.

    Why?

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  2. Re:The country that cried wolf by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know what they allege that those they have arrested have done

    They're probably charged with 'Breathing Iranian Air without Governmental Permission' which usually results in a sentence that prevents them from becoming repeat offenders.

  3. Re:Bah! by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm glad that this worm didn't cause a meltdown. I have 'Homer leaves a donut in the reactor core' in the Meltdown Pool and would hate to lose my $10 to some governmental conspiracy that isn't even playing.

  4. Re:Bah! by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nuclear reactors are built with multiple redundancy to the point that failure is inconceivable.

    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.