In the drives firmware found on virtually indestructible malware. NSA under suspicion

Remember the hype surrounding a fatal vulnerability USB, also known as BadUSB? It turns out this is not the only electronic threats

 such a level capable of terrorizing the modern world, and especially some of the organizations. In the latest report, "Kaspersky Lab" describes another serious threat to electronic security, which can not be detected by conventional means, and to protect themselves from it problematic. As is the case with BadUSB, new malware is able to operate effectively in an environment of any modern operating system, and its main task is to espionage.

Spyware applications have been detected in the firmware storage experts from the world's largest companies, including Seagate, Toshiba, Western Digital, Samsung and Micron. This software is located in a special chip on the HDD or SSD, which controls the device. Access to it is not present at the user, nor, of course, have anti-virus applications. Moreover, even if the drive is formatted, including low-level version, the firmware will remain intact, and thus malware continue. You can, of course, overwrite the firmware, but not for all HDD and SSD are appropriate tools in the public domain. In addition, there is another problem in determining the presence of spyware. There is no guarantee that they will not be infected and other firmware that is installed in place of the old.

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