An Iranian hacking group was itself hacked by a Russian group to spy on multiple countries, UK and US intelligence agencies have revealed.
The Iranian group – codenamed OilRig – had its operations compromised by a Russian-based group known as Turla.
The Russians piggybacked on the Iranian group to target other victims.
A National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) investigation, begun in 2017 into an attack on a UK academic institution, uncovered the double-dealing.