Threat actors by attributed origin

United States-Attributed Threat Actors.

Brandefense tracks 8 threat actors attributed to the United States. The most documented are The Com, Strider and Equation Group. The sectors they target most are Government, Defense and Aerospace, and Finance.

Top target sectorsGovernment Defense and Aerospace Finance

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

4 of 4 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Strider2 aliases	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Equation Group7 aliases	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Strategic	18	–
NightEagle1 alias	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Expert	–	–
Ezekiel Dean Potter0 aliases	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Intermediate	–	–

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Each profile includes the actor's origin, type, active date range, target sectors and countries, MITRE ATT&CK TTPs, related CVEs, malware and tools used, recent campaigns, and motivation. Full IOC feeds and YARA rules are available on the Brandefense platform.
Yes. ATLAS Threat Actors DB covers nation-state APT groups such as Lazarus Group, cybercrime syndicates such as Scattered Spider, and ransomware operations. All profiles are maintained by Brandefense analysts.
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United States-Attributed Threat Actors.

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