Threat Actors Targeting Afghanistan.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLIUM5 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| Molerats2 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Ajax Security Team7 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 9 | – |
| IndigoZebra1 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| DustSquad2 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Equation Group7 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Strategic | 18 | – |
| Leafminer3 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| TA4591 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Expert | 2 | – |
| Cleaver5 aliases | Cybercrime | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 4 | – |
| Poseidon Group1 alias | Nation-state APT | Brazil | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| BlackOasis1 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Harvester0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| APT-C-500 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| GoldenJackal0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| TA4280 aliases | Unclassified | China | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| Calypso1 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Shadow Network0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| ChamelGang1 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Moderate | – | – |
| Slingshot0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Moshen Dragon2 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Domestic Kitten0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| ItaDuke2 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Stealth Mango and Tangelo0 aliases | Unclassified | Pakistan | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
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