Threat Actors Targeting The Telecommunications Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PittyTiger5 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Dark Caracal4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Lebanon | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| DustSquad2 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Equation Group7 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Strategic | 18 | – |
| Axiom3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Earth Alux4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Leafminer3 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| APT189 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Machete7 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| UNC48411 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 3 | – |
| Donot Team4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Pakistan | Espionage | Advanced | 4 | – |
| PLATINUM4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Metador0 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Liminal Panda0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| TA4591 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Expert | 2 | – |
| Suckfly6 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 7 | – |
| Volatile Cedar4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Lebanon | Espionage | Advanced | 3 | – |
| Deep Panda11 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| CopyKittens3 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Earth Baxia0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Gelsemium2 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 3 | – |
| Cleaver5 aliases | Cybercrime | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 4 | – |
| DragonOK3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 2 | – |
| Poseidon Group1 alias | Nation-state APT | Brazil | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
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