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Russian Hackers Hide Behind Iranian Cyber Ops

October 21 2019

Russia

A group of Russian hackers infiltrated an Iranian cyber espionage operation and used its access to spy on multiple countries, reports the BBC News. 

The Iranian group, OilRig, was infiltrated by the Russian Turla group, which has been accused of operating for Russia's FSB intelligence service, according to an investigation by U.S. and British officials. 

The Russian hackers could view information gained by the Iranian hackers and launch attacks using Iranian tools to cover their...

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