Security News > 2019 > October > Russian Hackers Coopted Iranian APT Group's Infrastructure
2019-10-21 14:48
UK and US Intelligence Agencies Report That Turla Group Seized OilRig APT AssetsTurla, an advanced persistent threat group with apparent ties to Russia, seized attack infrastructure and tools used by OilRig, an Iranian APT group, U.K. and U.S. intelligence agencies have jointly reported. They say Turla used the coopted infrastructure to conduct its own reconnaissance and attacks.
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