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Israeli Secret Service Accused of Bugging Hotels Hosting Iran Nuke Talks

Israel is suspected of spying on nuclear negotiations that world powers and Iran held at hotels throughout Europe last summer and spring, Swiss media reported.

A Swiss newspaper, Der Tagesanzeiger, reported that cyber hackers had snooped on all the negotiations between the P5+1 world powers and Iran.The paper said Swiss investigators found that cyber attackers infiltrated surveillance cameras at the hotels hosting the Iran talks. The hackers used a highly sophisticated $50 million Trojan program, almost certainly developed by the Israeli secret service.

Israel opposed the nuclear agreement, aimed at lifting sanctions against Iran in exchange for curbing Tehran's nuclear program.

However, before the landmark deal was reached on July 12, Swiss security agents raided a Geneva hotel where some talks were held, and found evidence of what they suspected was Israeli cyber spying.