March 2010
http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Science/20100314/1464200.html
Iran claimed to have busted a spy racket allegedly linked with the US intelligence agency CIA and arrested 30 people for operating an internet network to gather secret data related to Iran’s nuclear scientists.
The Judiciary said Saturday it has dismantled a US-backed cyber network, which was set up to gather information on Iran’s nuclear scientists and spread unrest after the presidential election.
The nexus was formed by anti-Iran groups, including the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organisation (MKO), the Judiciary said in a statement, adding that 30 suspects have been arrested.
According to Iranian authority, during former US President George W Bush’s regime, a new campaign in the intelligence front – the “cyber war” – was set up to engage Iran, with the help of the MKO, pro-monarchy groups and other anti-Iran cells.
“Iran proxy”, which was one of the main projects of the campaign, received $50 million from the CIA and the US State Department, the statement said.
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