Good evening everyone,
Today I am writing you from Iran. This is our third stop on our trip. We visited Tehran and Tabriz and tonight we’re taking off for Turkey. My luggage is already packed but since I still have some time left, I took my laptop back out to write you guys.
Today I would like to bring to your attention that not only our computers are at risk for viruses. Government computers can have viruses too. And that is exactly what happened in Iran.
Officials say they have recently found a computer virus invented to target the country's government institutions. If the reports are accurate, it would be the second major attack in a year.
It is said that the Stars virus was created to take control of equipment used in Iran's nuclear programme. This has not been confirmed yet. Other sources note that the virus could have been mistaken for executive files of governmental organisations. The virus has been presented to the laboratory but is still being investigated. No definite final conclusions have been disclosed. It is certain though that the software was able to cause minor damage.
Most experts who have reviewed the case agree, given the scale and complexity of Stuxnet, that an overseas state was probably behind the development of the virus. Iranian officials have pointed the finger at the US and Israel before, although no definite proof has been given.
Something like this is completely different from our virus problems. This can actually destroy the relations between countries, in this case between the US and Iran or Israel and Iran. Will we ever find out who was responsible for this attack? Who knows? But I’m sure that this will have some political consequences.
I am going to enjoy my last evening here in Iran and the next time I’ll write you, I will be in Turkey!
Greetings, Laura
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