Security News > 2022 > June > Even the Most Advanced Threats Rely on Unpatched Systems

As a key factor, the report links BVP47 to the "Equation Group", which in turn has been tied to the Tailored Access Operations Unit at the United States National Security Agency.

It's typical of the top-tier tools used by advanced persistent threat groups - including the state-sponsored groups.

The most capable mix of firewalls, advanced threat protection and the like can still fail to stop tools such as BVP47.

Even sophisticated tools such as BVP47 relies on unpatched software to gain a foothold.

Of course, that's exactly what threat actors such as the team behind BVP47 rely on, as they lie and wait for their target, who would inevitably be too resourced stretched to patch consistently, eventually missing a critical patch.

BVP47 has been in play for years and years before this public report, and countless systems were attacked in the meantime - including high profile targets around the world.

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