Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto240 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Espionage | Intermediate | – | Crypto24 |
| 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 |
| Shadow Network0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | ShadowNet |
| Zeppelin4 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Storm |
| Aurora3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Hydraq |
| Safe0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | TypeConfig |
| 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 |
| Bohrium0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Dark Storm1 alias | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Intermediate | – | – |
| Madi1 alias | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Not rated | – | Globe |
| Booba-project0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Booba-project |
| SparklingGoblin0 aliases | Unclassified | China | Ideology | Advanced | – | CROSSWALK |
| Lamashtu0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Lamashtu |
| Global-secret-group0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Global-secret-group |
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