Threat actors by targeted sector

Threat Actors Targeting The Civil Society and NGOs Sector.

Brandefense tracks 108 threat actors known to target the Civil Society and NGOs sector. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group.

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

24 of 35 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
APT2828 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	44	ADVSTORESHELL
Kimsuky8 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Ideology	Advanced	20	64677CAE14A2EC4D393A81548417B61B
APT2928 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	25	AADInternals
Sandworm5 aliases	Unclassified	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	34	A0Backdoor
APT357 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	47	AnchorRat
APT415 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Strategic	27	ACEHASH
Mustang Panda11 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	AssemblyExecuter
APT376 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Ideology	Advanced	23	AblyGo
FSB Centre 1619 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	14	Amadey
APT277 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	16	ANTAK
Gamaredon9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	4	Amadey
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	AdobeUpdateCore.exe
Lotus Blossom4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	7	Catchamas
Bitter6 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	14	Almond
BRONZE BUTLER12 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	10	8.t Dropper
Pioneer Kitten9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	13	BitLocker
Violet Typhoon8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	2	Anylock/AK47
TA4468 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	6	BPFDoor
Winnti3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	12	ANTSWORD
Stealth Falcon3 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	10	Deadglyph
GoldenEyeDog2 aliases	Unclassified	China	Ideology	Advanced	2	.NET Loader
Autumn Dragon0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	–	–
KnownSec0 aliases	Unclassified	China	Ideology	Expert	–	GhostX
GRU2 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	–	Dosia

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