Threat Actors Targeting China.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoldenEyeDog2 aliases | Unclassified | China | Ideology | Advanced | 2 | – |
| Iran1 alias | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| Nightspire1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | KaWaLocker |
| BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| PittyTiger5 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | AppleJeus |
| Confucius2 aliases | Nation-state APT | India | Espionage | Advanced | 3 | – |
| BlackSuit2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | Akira ransomware |
| 8BASE1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | 8Base |
| Axiom3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Silver Fox5 aliases | Cybercrime | China | Financial | Advanced | – | AtlasCross RAT |
| APT733 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| Strider2 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Silent Librarian7 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 14 | – |
| Naikon0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Putter Panda9 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 10 | – |
| SloppyLemming2 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| APT305 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Dark Caracal4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Lebanon | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Krybit1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Crpxo2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Naikon APT0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Advanced | 1 | – |
| PLATINUM4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | adbupd |
| Orangeworm1 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Equation Group7 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Strategic | 18 | – |
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