Threat Actors Targeting The Education and Research Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | Akira ransomware |
| APT189 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | Derusbi |
| Equation Group7 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Strategic | 14 | Bvp47 |
| Chaos1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | BlackSnake |
| DragonOK3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 2 | FormerFirstRAT |
| SilverTerrier0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Nigeria | Espionage | Advanced | 10 | Agent Tesla |
| Suckfly6 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 7 | ASPXSpy |
| Poseidon Group1 alias | Nation-state APT | Brazil | Espionage | Advanced | – | Crimson |
| Group51 alias | Cybercrime | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | DroidJack |
| Storm-17470 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | ClickFix |
| Autumn Dragon0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| MEOW1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Meow |
| Icefog, Dagger Panda4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | 8.t Dropper |
| Cleaver5 aliases | Cybercrime | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 4 | BellaCPP |
| Flax Typhoon2 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | BadPotato |
| Metador0 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | Mafalda |
| Water Hydra2 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | DarkGate |
| Candiru1 alias | Cybercrime | Israel | Financial | Expert | 2 | DevilsTongue |
| ChessMaster0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Intermediate | – | UPPERCUT |
| Hive1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 6 | Akira ransomware |
| Earth Lamia0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | BeaverTail |
| KnownSec0 aliases | Unclassified | China | Ideology | Expert | – | GhostX |
| APT204 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | PoisonIvy |
| Cactus1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 3 | Cactus |
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