Kaspersky Lab: Equation group with tools similar to those used by U.S. intelligence agencies has infiltrated key institutions. Iran, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and China are among countries hit by the group, report says. Equation’s ability to infect the firmware of a hard drive is “incredibly advanced,” expert says. The group also knows sets of unique ATA commands used by hard drive vendors to format their products, he says. It’s unlikely the use of the same zero-day exploits was a coincidence.”]