Wednesday, August 5, 2015

APT: Equation

Equation:
STATUS:Active
TYPE:Complex cyberattack platform
DISCOVERY:2014
TARGETED PLATFORMS:Windows
FIRST KNOWN SAMPLE:2002
NUMBER OF TARGETS:500-1,000

Top Targeted countries:
Iran, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, China, Syria, Mali, Lebanon, Yemen

Special Features:
The ability to infect the hard drive firmware
The use of “interdiction” technique to infect victims
Mimicking to criminal malware.

Targets:
Nanotechnology
Financial institutions
Nuclear industry
Activists
Academia/Research
Government entities
Energy, oil and gas companies
Military
Telecoms
Diplomatic organizations/embassies
Trade and commerce
Aerospace
Mass media and TV
High technology companies
Education
Transportation

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