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Threat Actors Targeting Afghanistan.

Brandefense tracks 49 threat actors known to target Afghanistan. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Sandworm. The sectors they target most are Government, Telecommunications, and Defense and Aerospace.

10 of 10 published profiles shown

KimsukySouth Korea
aka Black Banshee · Velvet Chollima · Emerald Sleet +5
Nation-state APTIdeology

Kimsuky is a South Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

267TTPs
23exploited
166malware
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APT28Russia
aka Strontium · Group 74 · Fancy Bear +25
Nation-state APTIdeology

APT28 is a Russia-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

228TTPs
48exploited
143malware
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SandwormRussia
aka Russia-linked APT · APT44 · Sandworm (APT44) +2
UnclassifiedIdeology

Sandworm is a Russia-attributed threat actor group with an ideological motive.

215TTPs
36exploited
98malware
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APT35Iran
aka COBALT ILLUSION · ITG18 · Phosphorus +4
Nation-state APTIdeology

APT35 is an Iran-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

179TTPs
50exploited
129malware
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MuddyWaterIran
aka Boggy Serpens · Earth Vetala · MERCURY +15
Nation-state APTIdeology

MuddyWater is an Iran-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

188TTPs
27exploited
186malware
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Mustang PandaChina
aka TA416 · RedDelta · BRONZE PRESIDENT +8
Nation-state APTIdeology

Mustang Panda is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

175TTPs
13exploited
106malware
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FSB Centre 16Russia
aka TEMP.Isotope · DYMALLOY · Berserk Bear +16
Nation-state APTIdeology

FSB Centre 16 is a Russia-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

116TTPs
14exploited
67malware
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SideWinderPakistan
aka Rattlesnake · T-APT-04 · APT-C-17 +8
Nation-state APTIdeology

SideWinder is a Pakistan-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

99TTPs
6exploited
54malware
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Harvester
UnclassifiedIdeology

Harvester is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets 3 sectors, including Government and Technology, in Afghanistan.

5TTPs
–No CVE data
11malware
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TA428China
UnclassifiedIdeology

TA428 is a China-attributed threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets the Government sector in 5 countries, including Russia and Ukraine.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
15malware
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