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Threat actors by attributed origin

China-Attributed Threat Actors.

Brandefense tracks 228 threat actors attributed to China. The most documented are GhostEmperor, APT41 and Mustang Panda. The sectors they target most are Government, Technology and Manufacturing.

192 of 228 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Red Dev 170 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated–Chinoxy
TheWizards0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Android
CL-STA-00480 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyIntermediate–PipeMagic
Lead2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Cobalt Strike
GoldFactory0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated–Gigabud
Curious Gorge1 aliasNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
TiltedTemple2 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated––
Houken0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
SilkSpecter0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated––
Avivore0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Korplug
ShaggyPanther0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–China Chopper
UNC53370 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–SManager
XinXin2 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated–Darcula
Snake Wine0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–ChChes
Storm Cloud0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced–GIMMICK
QTFY0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated––
UNC41910 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–BLUEHAZE
Shadow-Earth-0530 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated–Noodle RAT
TAG-280 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Cobalt Strike
PurpleHaze0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated–Nexus
Blackwood0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–NSPX30
Teleboyi0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated–PlugX
TwoSail Junk1 aliasNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–dmsSpy
CardinalLizard0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Korplug
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