Threat Actors Targeting The Telecommunications Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TeamTNT4 aliases | Cybercrime | China | Financial | Advanced | 4 | – |
| Rhysida1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | – |
| CURIUM5 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Winter Vivern4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| TA5693 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | – |
| POLONIUM3 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| HEXANE8 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Royal3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| APT198 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 9 | – |
| Moonstone Sleet2 aliases | Cybercrime | North Korea | Financial | Moderate | 1 | – |
| DarkHotel3 aliases | Nation-state APT | South Korea | Espionage | Advanced | 16 | – |
| Turla12 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Expert | 2 | – |
| Whitefly0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Thegentlemen2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | – |
| GALLIUM5 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Fog1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 16 | – |
| APT-C-2318 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 2 | – |
| APT175 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 22 | – |
| CostaRicto0 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | – |
| GoldenEyeDog2 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Advanced | 2 | – |
| Tonto Team4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| APT58 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| Nightspire1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| PLAY1 alias | Ransomware | Russia | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
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