Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting Azerbaijan.

Brandefense tracks 28 threat actors known to target Azerbaijan. The most documented are APT28, Sandworm and APT29. The sectors they target most are Government, Education and Research, and Manufacturing.

Top target sectorsGovernment Education and Research Manufacturing Ransomware victims in Azerbaijan →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

24 of 28 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
APT2828 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	48	–
Sandworm5 aliases	Unclassified	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	36	–
APT2928 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	27	–
APT357 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	50	–
OilRig10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	34	–
MuddyWater18 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	27	–
GhostEmperor7 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Strategic	47	–
Transparent Tribe16 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
RansomHub3 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	30	–
FSB Centre 1619 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	14	–
APT421 alias	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Inception10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Espionage	Advanced	7	–
Cobalt Group7 aliases	Cybercrime	Russia	Financial	Moderate	17	–
Pioneer Kitten9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Turla12 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Expert	2	–
Silence6 aliases	Cybercrime	Russia	Financial	Moderate	8	–
Confucius2 aliases	Nation-state APT	India	Espionage	Advanced	3	–
APT733 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Intermediate	–	–
Leafminer3 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Prince of Persia3 aliases	Unclassified	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	–	–
YoroTrooper1 alias	Unclassified	Kazakhstan	Ideology	Advanced	–	–
Pay2key0 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	–	–
GoldenJackal0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–

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