ISRAEL/PALESTINE
(MAY 28-JUNE 3)
According to reports, the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister has said that the threat from the Iranian nuclear programme justifies the use of all means to halt it, including a sophisticated computer virus called “Flame” that has reportedly infiltrated hundreds of computers at sensitive Iranian sites over the past few years. 1 Moshe Ya’alon’s statement has been taken as an indication that Israel was involved in creating the virus to sabotage Iran’s nuclear activities. 2 The Russian computer security firm Kaspersky that is reported to have discovered the virus has called this the most complex cyber attack so far worldwide.