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02-18-2015, 09:23 PM
What method and tools would be best suited to detect the EquationAPT groups infections and I refer to the HDD firmware itself not the typical detecting of the "implants" used to facilitate rewriting the firmware.

ref: https://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/virus/2015/equation-group-the-crown-creator-of-cyber-espionage

https://securelist.com/blog/research/68750/equation-the-death-star-of-malware-galaxy/
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02-18-2015, 09:27 PM
I don't think they are targeting home users
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02-18-2015, 09:33 PM
Who's to say the regular miscreants won't soon follow suit?
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