The latest advanced threat discovery uncovers nation state (possibly NSA) malware that overwrites hard drive firmware; making it extremely difficult to find or clean. Watch the video for more details.
(Episode Runtime: 2:26)
Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL39RZPvLS0
EPISODE REFERENCES:
- Kaspersky’s blog post on the Equation Group (EG) – Kaspersky
- More detailed Kaspersky analysis – Securelist
- Full Kaspersky research whitepaper [PDF] – Kaspersky
- Ars Technica’s write-up on how this group stayed hidden – Ars Technica
- Crackers decrypt mystery hash from EG (it was Arabic) – Ars Technica
- Ex-employee alleges NSA targets HDs – Reuters
- Someone asking about this malware (Fanny) on a forum? – Lowyat
— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)
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