Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Is Venezuela And Iran Plotting Cyberattacks Against The U.S.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

U.S. Probing Alleged Cyberattack Plot By Venezuela, Iran -- Washington Times

U.S. officials are investigating reports that Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats in Mexico were involved in planned cyberattacks against U.S. targets, including nuclear power plants.

Allegations about the cyberplot were aired last week in a documentary on the Spanish-language TV network Univision, which included secretly recorded footage of Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats being briefed on the planned attacks and promising to pass information to their governments.

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My Comment: A disturbing development .... because this can only escalate to more intense attacks and U.S. counter-attacks.

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