Equation has used tools with the functionality to search for specific information about the attached hard drive that could be used to identify and overwrite the firmware.2
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Equation G0020
- Created
- 31 May 2017
- Last modified
- 31 July 2026
- Alias
- Equation
Equation is a sophisticated threat group that employs multiple remote access tools. The group is known to use zero-day exploits and has developed the capability to overwrite the firmware of hard disk drives. [1]
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TechniquesBottom 13%
3
TacticsBottom 13%
0
Tools & malwareNone recorded
0
CampaignsNone recorded
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference G0020
Standing G0020
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this group touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 176 ATT&CK groups only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques4Bottom 13%
13th percentile · 87% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more Enterprise techniques.
Tactics3Bottom 13%
13th percentile · 87% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more tactics spanned.
Tools & malware0Bottom 9%
9th percentile · 91% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more tools and malware.
Campaigns089% tie · 4 values
89% of the population shares a single value across only 4 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique0medBottom 5%
5th percentile · 95% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more detection rules per technique.
Tests / technique0med
Detection coverage G0020
2 distinct rules cover the 4 techniques recorded for this group. 2 Sigma.
1 covered by at least one rule3 with no coverage2 distinct rules in total
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