Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting China.

Brandefense tracks 212 threat actors known to target China. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Government, Manufacturing and Technology.

Top target sectorsGovernment Manufacturing Technology Ransomware victims in China →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

24 of 38 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Kimsuky8 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Ideology	Advanced	23	–
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	–
APT415 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Strategic	29	–
APT376 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Ideology	Advanced	29	–
Mustang Panda11 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
FSB Centre 1619 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	14	–
APT277 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Gamaredon9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	5	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Bitter6 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	16	–
Lotus Blossom4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
BRONZE BUTLER12 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	10	–
Violet Typhoon8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	2	–
Blackshadow6 aliases	Ransomware	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
Winnti3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	15	–
Turla12 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Expert	2	–
GoldenEyeDog2 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	2	–
Iran1 alias	Unclassified	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	–	–
SloppyLemming2 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	–	–
Naikon APT0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	1	–
BlackTech13 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	1	–

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