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Russia used Iranian hacker infrastructure and tools for espionage

  • None--Axios
  • published date: 2019-10-21 09:55:00 UTC

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a meeting in Armenia in early October. Photo: Mikhail Metzel/TASS via Getty Images. U.S. and U.K. intelligence agencies confirmed Monday that the Russian espionage hacker group Turla use…

U.S. and U.K. intelligence agencies confirmed Monday that the Russian espionage hacker group Turla used tools and infrastructure from Iranian espionage group OilRig, likely without the Iranian group's knowledge. Why it matters: Moves like this can sometimes… [+166 chars]