Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longhorn4 aliases | Unclassified | United States | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Bqtlock0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | RemcosRAT |
| Boss Spider, Gold Lowell3 aliases | Cybercrime | Iran | Financial | Not rated | – | MimiKatz |
| UNC52910 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Advanced | – | BRICKSTORM |
| Rebornvc2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| Ms130890 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Ms13089 |
| R00tK1T0 aliases | Unclassified | Israel | Ideology | Not rated | – | – |
| Snake Wine0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | ChChes |
| QTFY0 aliases | Unclassified | China | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| The Big Bang0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Not rated | – | Big Bang |
| Shadow Academy0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Greenbug, Volatile Kitten2 aliases | Unclassified | Iran | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Lancefly0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Not rated | – | Merdoor |
| Xiaoqiying2 aliases | Unclassified | China | Ideology | Not rated | – | – |
| BadRory0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| MurenShark1 alias | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| ChainedShark1 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| SingularityMD0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
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