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Threat Actors Targeting The Government Sector.

Brandefense tracks 517 threat actors known to target the Government sector. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group.

120 of 197 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
MoustachedBouncer1 aliasNation-state APTBelarusEspionageAdvanced1–
ChessMaster0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageIntermediate–UPPERCUT
Earth Lamia0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
Mofang0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced–MimiKatz
Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), Deadeye Jackal5 aliasesNation-state APTSyriaEspionageNot rated––
Volatile Cedar4 aliasesNation-state APTLebanonEspionageAdvanced3–
APT204 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
BlackOasis1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced5FinFisher
Libyan Scorpions0 aliasesNation-state APTLibyaEspionageNot rated––
Desert Falcons1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageIntermediate–DHS Spyware
TeamSpy Crew4 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated––
CopyKittens3 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1–
Sphinx1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated––
Earth Baxia0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1Cobalt Strike
STTEAM0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageIntermediate––
Gallmaker1 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedEspionageAdvanced3Empire
Gelsemium2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3ASPXSpy
Careto, The Mask4 aliasesNation-state APTSpainEspionageNot rated––
Group51 aliasCybercrimeIranEspionageAdvanced1–
Blue Termite, Cloudy Omega2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Emdivi
UAT-115870 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
Sunshop Digital Quartermaster1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced––
UNK_QuietRacket0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated3BlueMoon
NightEagle1 aliasNation-state APTUnited StatesEspionageExpert–GhostContainer
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