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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.

24 of 155 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Kimsuky8 aliasesNation-state APTSouth KoreaIdeologyAdvanced23–
APT2828 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyStrategic48–
APT2928 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyStrategic27–
APT357 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced50–
OilRig10 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced34–
MuddyWater18 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced27–
APT415 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyStrategic29–
AKIRA4 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced54–
Mustang Panda11 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced13–
GhostEmperor7 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageStrategic47–
Volt Typhoon7 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced44–
Transparent Tribe16 aliasesNation-state APTPakistanEspionageAdvanced5–
BlackBasta1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced65–
Snake9 aliasesRansomwareRussiaEspionageStrategic11–
Qilin5 aliasesRansomwareRussiaFinancialAdvanced18–
DragonForce2 aliasesRansomwareMalaysiaFinancialAdvanced24–
Earth Lusca4 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced37–
FSB Centre 1619 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced14–
Clop1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced31–
menuPass8 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced22–
APT421 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced6–
APT277 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedIdeologyAdvanced17–
Gamaredon9 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced5–
BianLian1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced13Akira ransomware
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