Kaspersky reveals the most sophisticated malware ever discovered, distributed by someone with the power to intercept hardware and software deliveries and install malware on physical media and devices before they reach the customer. The software infects the firmware of hard drives and other low-level components and encrypts itself uniquely for each machine, making it extremely hard to detect. In retrospect the malware seems to have been around for at least 14 years, only now coming to light and still only partially understood.