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Equation
Aliases: Equation
[Equation](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0020) 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. (Citation: Kaspersky Equation QA)
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Attack tools, simulations and detection rules
Follow explicit source relationships into the reference modules. Linked procedures and detectors are not claims of live validation or actor attribution.
- T1120 Peripheral Device Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1120 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1480.001 Environmental Keying simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1480.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1542.002 Component Firmware simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1542.002 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1564.005 Hidden File System simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1564.005 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
Cyber Knowledge routes
These contextual routes explain behaviors associated with this ATT&CK group record. They support learning and investigation planning; they do not add attribution evidence.
OSINT & Reconnaissance · tactic-routeModule 5 — Cloud, containers, and Kubernetes
Red Team & Offensive Security · tactic-routeData classification, storage, cryptography, keys, backup, and deletion
Cloud Security · tactic-routeControlled dynamic behavior and differential observation
Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering · tactic-routeModule 4 — Detection engineering and detection as code
Blue Team & Defensive Security · tactic-routeDisk, file-system, and persistence forensics
Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) · tactic-route