As the Middle East country beefs up its cyber forces, the head of its Cyber War Headquarters Mojtaba Ahmadi is said to be found with two bullet wounds near his heart. October 2, 2013 5:31 PM PDT This graphic shows the number of malware infections by country in 2012. (Credit: Seculert) Iran's chief of the Cyber War Headquarters Mojtaba Ahmadi is the latest person said to be killed in a string of murders targeting the country's nuclear scientists and security bosses. Ahmadi was said to be found dead with two bullet wounds near his heart in the outskirts of a town near the capital Tehran, according to the Telegraph. While the details are still forthcoming, the Telegraph reports that the Iranian government claims outside forces committed the alleged assassination. The government alleges it was most likely done by Israel's external intelligence agency the Mossad. Related stories Twitter's Jack Dorsey tweets it up with Iran's President Rouhani Facebook, Twitter once again on the outs in Iran Goodbye, Kitty: Iran to send Persian cat into space? Say what? Iranian government ministers join Facebook Apple Macs and iOS devices en route to Iran It's no secret that Iran has been in a years-long cyber war with both the US and Israel. Since 2010, Iran has been fending off malware attacks by Stuxnet, Flame, Duqu, and other worms, which allegedly hail from the US and Israel and target Iran's power and nuclear plants. In August, newly leaked NSA documents showed that US spy agencies carried out 231 offensive cyberattacks in 2011, primarily aimed at Iran, Russia, North Korea, and China. For its part, Iran has also been beefing up its cyber forces -- prompting concern among US officials. The country has been blamed for several cyberattacks, including one that hit US banks late last year and for collaborating with Syria's regime through a hacking collective known as the Syrian Electronic Army. Besides the alleged assassination of Ahmadi, five Iranian nuclear scientists and the head of the ballistic missile program have been murdered since 2007. According to the Telegraph, the most recent of these victims, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, worked in the Natanz uranium enrichment plant and was killed last year by an explosive device that blew up in his car.
As the Middle East country beefs up its cyber forces, the head of its Cyber War Headquarters Mojtaba Ahmadi is said to be found with two bullet wounds near his heart.
This graphic shows the number of malware infections by country in 2012.
(Credit: Seculert)
Iran's chief of the Cyber War Headquarters Mojtaba Ahmadi is the latest person said to be killed in a string of murders targeting the country's nuclear scientists and security bosses.
Ahmadi was said to be found dead with two bullet wounds near his heart in the outskirts of a town near the capital Tehran, according to the Telegraph.
While the details are still forthcoming, the Telegraph reports that the Iranian government claims outside forces committed the alleged assassination. The government alleges it was most likely done by Israel's external intelligence agency the Mossad.
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It's no secret that Iran has been in a years-long cyber war with both the US and Israel. Since 2010, Iran has been fending off malware attacks by Stuxnet, Flame, Duqu, and other worms, which allegedly hail from the US and Israel and target Iran's power and nuclear plants. In August, newly leaked NSA documents showed that US spy agencies carried out 231 offensive cyberattacks in 2011, primarily aimed at Iran, Russia, North Korea, and China.
For its part, Iran has also been beefing up its cyber forces -- prompting concern among US officials. The country has been blamed for several cyberattacks, including one that hit US banks late last year and for collaborating with Syria's regime through a hacking collective known as the Syrian Electronic Army.
Besides the alleged assassination of Ahmadi, five Iranian nuclear scientists and the head of the ballistic missile program have been murdered since 2007. According to the Telegraph, the most recent of these victims, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, worked in the Natanz uranium enrichment plant and was killed last year by an explosive device that blew up in his car.
