Threat Actors Targeting The Telecommunications Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APT58 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| Nightspire1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | KaWaLocker |
| BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| PittyTiger5 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | AppleJeus |
| 8BASE1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | 8Base |
| RansomExx8 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 8 | – |
| Axiom3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Laundry Bear0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Ideology | Advanced | 1 | – |
| UNC52211 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Ideology | Advanced | 4 | – |
| APT733 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| UAT-80990 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | BadIIS |
| TEMP.Veles4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | AutoIt backdoor |
| NoName057(16)3 aliases | Unclassified | Russia | Ideology | Moderate | – | Dosia |
| Warlock1 alias | Ransomware | China | Financial | Advanced | 2 | ABYSSWORKER |
| Taidoor0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 4 | – |
| Strider2 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Naikon0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Putter Panda9 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 10 | – |
| Ajax Security Team7 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 9 | – |
| Cinnamon Tempest6 aliases | Cybercrime | China | Financial | Advanced | 8 | ANEL Loader |
| APT305 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Donot Team4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Pakistan | Espionage | Advanced | 4 | – |
| IndigoZebra1 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | BoxCaon |
| Nova3 aliases | Ransomware | Russia | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
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