Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazarus Group16 aliases | Nation-state APT | North Korea | Financial | Strategic | 39 | – |
| Scattered Spider6 aliases | Ransomware | Canada | Financial | Advanced | 18 | – |
| APT389 aliases | Nation-state APT | North Korea | Financial | Advanced | 65 | – |
| AKIRA4 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 54 | – |
| Shinyhunters5 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 19 | – |
| TeamPCP6 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 7 | – |
| Lockbit8 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 32 | – |
| Wizard Spider15 aliases | Cybercrime | Russia | Financial | Advanced | 68 | – |
| Qilin5 aliases | Ransomware | Russia | Financial | Advanced | 18 | – |
| RansomHub3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 30 | – |
| DragonForce2 aliases | Ransomware | Malaysia | Financial | Advanced | 24 | – |
| Storm-18110 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | 63 | – |
| Clop1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 31 | – |
| BianLian1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 13 | Akira ransomware |
| INC Ransom2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 36 | – |
| TA50511 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 27 | – |
| Medusa1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 23 | – |
| Safepay1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 18 | – |
| BlackByte2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 7 | – |
| APT-C-364 aliases | Cybercrime | Colombia | Financial | Moderate | 1 | – |
| Interlock1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 2 | – |
| FIN713 aliases | Ransomware | Russia | Financial | Advanced | 8 | – |
| Storm-05010 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 9 | – |
| Mallox3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 23 | – |
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