Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURIUM5 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Winter Vivern4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| POLONIUM3 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| APT198 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 9 | – |
| DarkHotel3 aliases | Nation-state APT | South Korea | Espionage | Advanced | 16 | – |
| GALLIUM5 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| APT-C-2318 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 2 | – |
| APT175 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 22 | – |
| Tonto Team4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| DarkHydrus4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Confucius2 aliases | Nation-state APT | India | Espionage | Advanced | 3 | – |
| APT114 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Ferocious Kitten1 alias | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| TEMP.Veles4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Silent Librarian7 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 14 | – |
| Molerats2 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Naikon0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Putter Panda9 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 10 | – |
| Ajax Security Team7 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 9 | – |
| APT305 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Dark Caracal4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Lebanon | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Equation Group7 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Strategic | 18 | – |
| Axiom3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Elderwood3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 12 | – |
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