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APT73

As of Oct 19, 2026, APT73 has listed 159 confirmed victims on its leak site since Nov 1, 2023, 0.5% of all victims tracked by Brandefense. Its most targeted country is United States (15.7% of its victims) and its most targeted sector is Technology.

A new ransomware group is said to have emerged in mid-April 2024, under the name 'APT73.' It's worth noting that the group reportedly self-proclaimed as an APT, which stands for 'Advanced Persistent Threat' in the cybersecurity field. According to research, much of the available information about the aforementioned group came from another ransomware group known as LockBit. Source: [removed]

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Confirmed Victims
159
Rank By Victims
#41
Last Leak-Site Post
Jul 24, 2026
Top Country
United States
Top Sector
Technology

Victims Posted Per Month.

APT73 confirmed victims per month
MonthConfirmed victims
November 20250
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20264
April 202657
May 20267
June 20265
July 20269
August 20260
September 20260
October 2026 (month in progress)0
Updated continuously · figures as of Oct 19, 2026

Latest APT73 Victims.

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Latest confirmed leak-site victims claimed by APT73
VictimCountryIndustryData claimedPosted
metrabyte.cloud
metrabyte.cloud
THThailandTechnologyNot stated
azarestan.com
azarestan.com
IRIranConstructionNot stated
dgcement.com
dgcement.com
PKPakistanManufacturingNot stated
vicentetrapani.com
vicentetrapani.com
ARArgentinaAgricultureNot stated
westernint.com
westernint.com
AEUnited Arab EmiratesRetailNot stated
aydeniz.com
aydeniz.com
TRTürkiyeConstructionNot stated

How They Operate.

APT73's threat actor profile lists 31 ATT&CK techniques, 22 malware and tools, with its targets and related actors.

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Who APT73 Targets.

Sectors

  1. Technology2012.6%
  2. Financial Services138.2%
  3. Consulting127.5%
  4. Government and Public Sector127.5%
  5. Media and Entertainment106.3%

Countries

  1. USUnited States2515.7%
  2. GBUnited Kingdom1710.7%
  3. BRBrazil95.7%
  4. FRFrance85.0%
  5. CACanada63.8%
Shares are of this group's confirmed victims.

History.


  1. First confirmed victim listed on its leak site

  2. First seen in Brandefense data

  3. Busiest month on record: 57 confirmed victims

  4. Most recent leak-site post

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Confirmed leak-site claims collected by Brandefense technologies and validated by Brandefense analysts.

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