Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maze5 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Cobalt Strike |
| Pear1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | Pear |
| Blacklock1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | BlackLock |
| Fxmsp2 aliases | Cybercrime | Kazakhstan | Financial | Not rated | – | – |
| Ralord1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | RALord |
| Orova0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Orova |
| Braincipher0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Braincipher |
| MedUSlocker1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | MedUSlocker |
| SunCrypt1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | SunCrypt |
| Arcus Media0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Arcus Media |
| Hagga4 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Agent Tesla |
| Zeppelin4 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Storm |
| Aurora3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Hydraq |
| M3rx0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | M3rx |
| TA5300 aliases | Cybercrime | China | Financial | Not rated | – | AbaddonPOS |
| Grief3 aliases | Ransomware | Russia | Financial | Advanced | – | BitPaymer |
| Playboy1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Playboy |
| Booba-project0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Booba-project |
| Lamashtu0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Lamashtu |
| Gdlockersec0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Minimal | – | Gdlockersec |
| Global-secret-group0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Global-secret-group |
| Vexy-ransomware1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Vexy-ransomware |
| Orion0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Orion |
| Cmdorganization0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Cmdorganization |
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