Threat actors by targeted sector

Threat Actors Targeting The Government Sector.

Brandefense tracks 456 threat actors known to target the Government sector. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group.

72 of 456 published profiles shown

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Inception10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Espionage	Advanced	7	–
Chimera2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
Safepay1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	18	–
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	–
Cobalt Group7 aliases	Cybercrime	Russia	Financial	Moderate	17	–
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	–
FIN611 aliases	Cybercrime	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	7	–
Void Manticore5 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	8	–
Handala1 alias	Ransomware	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	1	–
Tropic Trooper8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	8	–
Storm-05010 aliases	Cybercrime	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	9	–
Revil1 alias	Ransomware	Russia	Financial	Advanced	25	–

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