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Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Plot Thickens

The New York Times has a story indicating that the word "Myrtus" is found inside the code of the Stuxnet worm, which seems to be aimed at disrupting Iran's nuclear industry. "Myrtus" can refer to the myrtle plant. The Hebrew name Hadassah, used for Queen Esther in the Bible, also refers to myrtle. Esther was a Jewish queen of Persia who foiled a plot to destroy the Jews.

Coincidence, or an obscure signature? Israel never denies allegations of its intelligence operations, but does it sometimes sign them?

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