NSA and GCHQ say Russian government hackers hijacked Iranian hackers

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Turla hitched a ride on Iranian espionage operation.

NSA and GCHQ say Russian government hackers hijacked Iranian hackers
Russian hackers used an Iranian cyber-espionage operation as cover to launch hacks on government and industry organisations in dozens of countries, British and United States officials said. The group known as Turla is accused by Estonian and Czech authorities of operating on behalf of Russia's ...

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