Threat actors by targeted sector

Threat Actors Targeting The Telecommunications Sector.

Brandefense tracks 248 threat actors known to target the Telecommunications sector. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group.

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

48 of 248 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Qilin5 aliases	Ransomware	Russia	Financial	Advanced	18	–
RansomHub3 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	30	–
DragonForce2 aliases	Ransomware	Malaysia	Financial	Advanced	24	–
Andariel19 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
Earth Lusca4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
FSB Centre 1619 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	14	–
Clop1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	31	–
menuPass8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
APT277 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Gamaredon9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	5	–
BianLian1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	13	Akira ransomware
UNC38860 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
Patchwork19 aliases	Nation-state APT	India	Espionage	Advanced	12	–
APT337 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	17	–
Daggerfly2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	CloudScout
INC Ransom2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	36	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
TA50511 aliases	Cybercrime	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	27	–
Medusa1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	23	–
UAC-005615 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Espionage	Advanced	15	–
Aquatic Panda2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	19	–
Inception10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Espionage	Advanced	7	–
Safepay1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	18	–
BlackByte2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	7	–

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