Iran Discovers Second Virus Aimed at Damaging Government Systems

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Iran has detected a second “spy virus” designed to harm government systems, a senior Iranian military official said.

Local scientists discovered the computer virus, Gholam-Reza Jalali, head of an Iranian cyberdefense agency, said on the organization’s website. He added that the virus is being investigated and that Iran needs to counter further such attacks.