When American and Israeli agents launched the Stuxnet cyberattack on Iran’s nuclear program, spies, engineers, and hackers thought they could seriously damage Iran’s ability to produce enriched uranium and slow its nuclear program without firing a single shot or taking lives. But soon, Iran returned to the development of its nuclear program to become greater capabilities

In a report published in the British newspaper The Independent, writer Borzou Daragahi said that before the emergence of the “Stuxnet” virus, cyber attacks were seen as harassment or criminal behavior and were used to spy on companies or between governments.