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Equation

G00202 reports
aliases · Equation
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2
Reports
5
Techniques
3
Tactics
0
Countries
20%
Hunt coverage
1
Aliases

Analyst assessment — key judgments

  • Signature techniques: T1588.006 (Vulnerabilities), T1593.003 (Code Repositories), T1213.003 (Code Repositories).
  • Activity declining: 0 report(s) in last 30d vs 1 prior (-100%).
  • Hunt coverage 20% of 5 observed techniques (4 gap(s)).
  • Assessment confidence: medium (61).

Activity & trend

DecliningLast 30d: 0 vs 1 prior (-100%)· first reported 2026-07-21 · last 2026-08-06
0
7d
0
30d
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90d
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All
0.2
Rpts/wk
Reporting timeline · 12 months

Vulnerabilities in this actor's reporting · 5

Overview

Analyst triage
Intelligence summary

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. (Citation: Kaspersky Equation QA)

Top co-occurring indicators
    Aliases & naming
      Targeting · countries
        Targeting · named victims

          ATT&CK technique matrix

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          Hunt-coverage gaps — prioritized

            Threat catalogue · engineering roadmap0

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              Infrastructure

              IOC type mix
              Tooling / malware families
                Tracked infrastructure

                Relationships

                Related actors (behavioral cluster)
                  Attributed malware
                  Campaigns
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                  Activity

                  30-day mention timeline
                  Recent reporting
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