Threat actors by targeted sector

Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.

Brandefense tracks 329 threat actors known to target the Education and Research sector. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group.

102 of 102 published profiles shown

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Snake Wine0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Not rated	–	ChChes
The Big Bang0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Not rated	–	Big Bang
WildCard0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Not rated	–	RustDown
Shadow Academy0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Not rated	–	–
Lancefly0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Not rated	–	Merdoor
ChainedShark1 alias	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Not rated	–	–

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Each profile includes the actor's origin, type, active date range, target sectors and countries, MITRE ATT&CK TTPs, related CVEs, malware and tools used, recent campaigns, and motivation. Full IOC feeds and YARA rules are available on the Brandefense platform.
Yes. ATLAS Threat Actors DB covers nation-state APT groups such as Lazarus Group, cybercrime syndicates such as Scattered Spider, and ransomware operations. All profiles are maintained by Brandefense analysts.
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