Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 3 | Cactus |
| Devman1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | – |
| Rancoz0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Settra0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Akira ransomware0 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | Cl0p |
| Payload0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| SLSH4 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | AppSuite PDF Editor |
| Zawoo1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Zawoo |
| Ailock0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Ailock |
| Storm-29900 aliases | Cybercrime | China | Financial | Advanced | – | CoGUI |
| Storm-31191 alias | Cybercrime | China | Financial | Intermediate | – | CoGUI |
| Sorb0 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| ShadowByt3s1 alias | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| Vice Society3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | – |
| Fulcrumsec0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Storm-26570 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Threeam1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Expert | – | 3AM |
| Deadlock0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | ABYSSWORKER |
| RevengeHotels1 alias | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | 888 RAT |
| Auditteam0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| GhostRedirector0 aliases | Cybercrime | China | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Pay2key0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Devman20 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| Worldleaks1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | Everest |
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