Cybersecurity
Russia-Linked Group Likely Used Iranian Hacking Tools, NSA Says
- U.S., U.K. issue joint warning about activity of ‘Turla’
- Purpose of hacks was intelligence collection, advisory says
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A Russia-linked group is believed to have utilized Iranian tools to conduct cyber attacks against dozens of countries, in an apparent effort to mask their identities, according to joint advisories by the U.S. and the U.K.
The group, known as Turla, used tools from suspected Iran-based hacking groups and deployed them against old and new targets. In order to acquire the tools, Turla “comprised the suspected Iran-based hacking groups themselves,” according to the U.S. National Security Agency and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, which released the advisories on Monday.