{
  "id": "equation",
  "name": "Equation",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "UNK",
  "category": "Unattributed cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [],
  "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.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Not attributed by ATT&CK",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0020"
      ],
      "conf": "low"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0020",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0020"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0020"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "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. Description adapted from MITRE ATT&CK®, © The MITRE Corporation, used under the ATT&CK Terms of Use.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v20.1 (group G0020)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/equation.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0020": {
      "title": "Equation, Group G0020",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0020/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}