Ahmadinejad Confirms Iran Centrifuges Hurt by Malicious Software

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirmed that several centrifuges used to enrich uranium as part of the country’s nuclear program were affected by malicious computer software.

“Problems were created for a limited number of centrifuges due to the software installed in some of the electronic equipment,” Ahmadinejad said today in Tehran in comments aired on state television. “Our experts discovered them and today they are no longer able to do such a thing.” He didn’t identify the software involved.