Stuxnet and “Olympic Games”: reporting on US–Israeli code
Alleged: Reported or claimed; not established in the public record.
A June 2012 New York Times report by David Sanger, reproduced by NBC News, said the Stuxnet worm that disrupted Iran’s Natanz enrichment plant was developed by the United States and Israel under a programme code-named Olympic Games. It said the worm escaped Natanz and spread worldwide in the summer of 2010.
Documented
The worm, its discovery and its name are documented by security researchers cited in the article.
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The attribution rests on unnamed participants and officials in a news report. Neither government confirmed it in the sources opened, so it is stated as reported, not as proven.
Sources (opened in a new tab)
- NBC News (copy of NYT/Sanger): Obama order sped up wave of cyberattacks against Iran ↗https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47641889
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- Section: Israel
- Countries: Israel, United States, Iran
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