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Dan Goodin of Ars Technica writes about a newly-discovered hacking platform recently revealed by Kaspersky.
They are labeling the operators 'Equation Group,' and multiple zero-day exploits in the malware kit appear to be related to those which were used by Stuxnet to hack Iran's Natanz nuclear facility in 2010. It is by far the most advanced malware ever discovered, going so far as to flash malicious firmware on the hard disks of no fewer than 12 vendors. Much of the malware was distributed through usual channels such as Java vulnerabilities or ad networks, but it was even found on CDs which were mailed to attendees of a conference in Houston in 2009 which were intercepted and modified to deliver the malicious payload.
The sophistication of the operations and the malware itself leave little doubt that Equation Group is is a state-sponsored organization. The scariest part of it might be that the operation is over 14 years old and unfortunately, much of the malware is yet to be reverse-engineered. Kaspersky has been reaching out to white hats for further assistance in determining the nature and capabilities of the software.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 17 2015, @01:10PM
why would anyone in their right mind do such a thing? what kind of person do you have to be, to actually implement such a program...
and think that its a good thing?! gawd, it makes me sooo maaaad.
In case it wasnt clear - the american leadership is made out of same shit the soviet leadership was made of.
Bunch of stupid,unwilling to learn, devious alcoholized meatballs that only know and want to play power games... the permanently scared fascists.
In my opinion, its a cultural thing.
From my expirience, pretty much everyone dislikes the managers and rich.
For we all know, that they got to their positions by being obnoxious BASTARDS, by screwing the meek and general unethical behaviour.
So why do you, as a society, glorify the most unethical of the social groups and then act all surprised, when they fuck everybody else over, for some illusory advantage on a battlefield that exists largely in their heads?!
Noo, you give them all opportunities to live and reproduce. And this is the consequence of allowing fucked up extremist ideology (manifest destiny) to colonize the discourse in upper echelons of the civilian society.
Other people, aren't really people to them. For if they were, they wouldn't be doing this.
(Score: 2) by Kilo110 on Tuesday February 17 2015, @01:15PM
"why would anyone in their right mind do such a thing? what kind of person do you have to be, to actually implement such a program..."
Those too short sighted to see the abuse potential and/or too overconfident in their own abilities to "control it"
Both will be proven wrong in time, but by then it'll be too late. I take solace that I'll likely be dead by the time the worst of it happens.