Row breaks out in US over Stuxnet worm leaks

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Republicans accuse White House of using malware leaks to bolster President's image

A row has broken out in Washington over leaks suggesting that the US government was responsible for creating the Stuxnet worm and, perhaps by implication, the recently discovered Flame virus. Th...

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