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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.

144 of 517 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Storm-26032 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialAdvanced301flip
Tonto Team4 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1Bisonal
Nightspire1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–KaWaLocker
Netwalker0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated35anydesk
BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced6AsyncRAT
DarkHydrus4 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced5Cobalt Strike
PittyTiger5 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5AppleJeus
Confucius2 aliasesNation-state APTIndiaEspionageAdvanced3AnonDoor
BlackSuit2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1Akira ransomware
8BASE1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate–8Base
Laundry Bear0 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced1Flowerbed
UNC52211 aliasNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced4AdaptixC2
Blue Mockingbird0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate3Cobalt Strike
Dust Storm2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3Farfli
Ferocious Kitten1 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1Ghole
Frankenstein1 aliasUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownIntermediate1Cobalt Strike
APT733 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Akira ransomware
Naikon0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced18.t Dropper
TA25410 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate1Agent Tesla
GOLD SOUTHFIELD1 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced11GandCrab
MosesStaff7 aliasesRansomwareIranIdeologyModerate1DCSrv
TEMP.Veles4 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageAdvanced1AutoIt backdoor
RansomExx8 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced3Cobalt Strike
NoName057(16)3 aliasesUnclassifiedRussiaIdeologyModerate–Dosia
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