Turla Targets Governments and Embassies

A group of sophisticated Russian-speaking hackers is exploiting commercial satellites to siphon sensitive data from diplomatic and military agencies in the US and Europe. The technique also helps them to mask their location.
The group, which some refer to as Turla, has targeted government organisations, embassies and companies in Russia, China and dozens of other countries, as well as research groups and pharmaceutical firms, said a researcher at Kaspersky Lab.