Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshop Digital Quartermaster1 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| RedEcho1 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Intermediate | 2 | Korplug |
| UNC70170 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | CROSSROAD |
| Scarab1 alias | Ransomware | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | Scarabey |
| ARMORY CASTLE0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Earth Krahang0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 2 | Cobalt Strike |
| GreenSpot4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Taiwan | Espionage | Intermediate | 4 | ZxShell |
| UNC70051 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Intermediate | – | – |
| Mr.XycanKing0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Minimal | – | – |
| ChuckXzn_1010 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Minimal | – | – |
| Antonkill0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Minimal | – | – |
| Phantom Taurus2 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| GTG-100070 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Dark Pink1 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | Ctealer |
| Crypto240 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Espionage | Intermediate | – | Crypto24 |
| Shadow Network0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | ShadowNet |
| Safe0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Madi1 alias | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Earth Berberoka1 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| IAmTheKing0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Wassonite0 aliases | Nation-state APT | North Korea | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| RedGolf0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | Cobalt Strike |
| Educated Manticore0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Earth Wendigo0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | Cobalt Strike |
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