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.

23 of 23 published profiles shown

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Kimsuky8 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Ideology	Advanced	23	–
APT2828 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	48	–
APT2928 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	27	–
APT357 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	50	–
MuddyWater18 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	27	–
APT415 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Strategic	29	–
Mustang Panda11 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
Volt Typhoon7 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	44	–
FSB Centre 1619 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	14	–
APT277 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Gamaredon9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	5	–
UNC38860 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Bitter6 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	16	–
Lotus Blossom4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
TA4468 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Blackshadow6 aliases	Ransomware	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
Turla12 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Expert	2	–
Stealth Falcon3 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	10	Deadglyph
MosesStaff7 aliases	Ransomware	Iran	Ideology	Moderate	1	–
Naikon APT0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	1	–
SiegedSec2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Ideology	Minimal	–	–
Leaktheanalyst0 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Ideology	Not rated	–	–

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