Threat actors by targeted sector

Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.

Brandefense tracks 293 threat actors known to target the Education and Research sector. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group.

72 of 293 published profiles shown

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
BlackByte2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	7	–
Ke3chang8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
APT-C-364 aliases	Cybercrime	Colombia	Financial	Moderate	1	–
Leviathan15 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
Bitter6 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	16	–
Pioneer Kitten9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
APT316 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	10	–
Interlock1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	2	–
FIN713 aliases	Ransomware	Russia	Financial	Advanced	8	–
Lotus Blossom4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
BRONZE BUTLER12 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	10	–
Silk Typhoon5 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
TA4468 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Violet Typhoon8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	2	–
Void Manticore5 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	8	–
Storm-05010 aliases	Cybercrime	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	9	–
Mallox3 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	23	–
Revil1 alias	Ransomware	Russia	Financial	Advanced	25	–
APT3910 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
UNC47363 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Financial	Advanced	14	–
Blackshadow6 aliases	Ransomware	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
Winnti3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	15	–
Higaisa0 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	13	–
StrongPity4 aliases	Nation-state APT	Türkiye	Espionage	Advanced	2	–

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