Russian hackers hijacked Iranian cyber-attack infrastructure to launch attacks on the UK

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Russia-linked APT Turla masked its attack activity by hijacking Iranian-linked attack tools and infrastructure
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Russia-linked APT Turla masked its attack activity by hijacking Iranian-linked attack tools and infrastructure

Turla, linked to Russia's FSB security agency, hacked Iranian tools and infrastructure to mask its attacks on the UK, US and Middle East

The Russia-linked Turla APT acquired tools belonging to Iranian government threat groups and hijacked their infrastructure in a bid to disguise cyber attacks on the UK, US and countries throughout ...

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