Defense officials reported no signs of cyberattacks on its ministry's computer network and had no immediate details about the broader shutdown.

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Iran's computer emergency response team, known as Maher, a branch of the telecommunication ministry, said on Tuesday that it was sharing research information on the virus for the first time ever on its website.

WSJ: Cyberattack Hits Iranian PCs

The Britons - a computer expert and his four bodyguards - were working in Baghdad's Iraqi Finance Ministry in May 2007 when they were surrounded by 40 gunmen disguised as policemen and driven off towards a Shia area.

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