HACKINTOSH.ORG | Macintosh discussion forums

Macintosh News => Apple News => Topic started by: HCK on February 18, 2015, 09:00:22 am



Title: NSA Suspected of Spreading Super-Resistant Malware
Post by: HCK on February 18, 2015, 09:00:22 am
NSA Suspected of Spreading Super-Resistant Malware

Kaspersky Lab on Tuesday announced the discovery of what may be the most sophisticated malware ever. The malware's creators, whom Kaspersky has dubbed "The Equation Group," use a never-seen-before tactic to infect hard drives' firmware. The technique "makes traditional antivirus and antimalware software practically useless," said Protegrity VP of Products Yigal Rozenberg.

Source: NSA Suspected of Spreading Super-Resistant Malware (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81716.html?rss=1)