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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.

Top target sectorsGovernment Telecommunications Defense and Aerospace Ransomware victims in Afghanistan →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

49 of 49 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Shadow Academy0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Not rated	–	–

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Each profile includes the actor's origin, type, active date range, target sectors and countries, MITRE ATT&CK TTPs, related CVEs, malware and tools used, recent campaigns, and motivation. Full IOC feeds and YARA rules are available on the Brandefense platform.
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