Threat actors by targeted sector

Threat Actors Targeting The Diplomacy Sector.

Brandefense tracks 155 threat actors known to target the Diplomacy sector. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and APT29.

45 of 45 published profiles shown

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Naikon0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Ajax Security Team7 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
APT305 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
DustSquad2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Equation Group7 aliases	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Strategic	18	–
Elderwood3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	12	–
Gorgon Group5 aliases	Cybercrime	Pakistan	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
Machete7 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Donot Team4 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Espionage	Advanced	4	–
PLATINUM4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
MoustachedBouncer1 alias	Nation-state APT	Belarus	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Sowbug1 alias	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	–
Gallmaker1 alias	Cybercrime	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	–
Poseidon Group1 alias	Nation-state APT	Brazil	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Group51 alias	Cybercrime	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Earth Krahang0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
GoldenJackal0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
TA4100 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Tomiris2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Kazakhstan	Espionage	Intermediate	–	–
Pandora0 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Careto, The Mask4 aliases	Nation-state APT	Spain	Espionage	Not rated	–	–

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