Threat Actors Targeting China.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naikon APT0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Advanced | 1 | Aria-body |
| PLATINUM4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | adbupd |
| Hunters0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | hive |
| Lockbit53 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Akira ransomware |
| IntelBroker1 alias | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | 1 | MetaStealer |
| Machete7 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | Loki RAT |
| RansomHouse1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | Akira ransomware |
| Sinobi1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | Akira ransomware |
| Equation Group7 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Strategic | 14 | Bvp47 |
| Chaos1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | BlackSnake |
| Suckfly6 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 7 | ASPXSpy |
| Scarlet Mimic2 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Intermediate | 5 | BrutishCommand |
| Icefog, Dagger Panda4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | 8.t Dropper |
| Cleaver5 aliases | Cybercrime | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 4 | BellaCPP |
| Hunters International1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | KaWaLocker |
| Carbanak1 alias | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 3 | – |
| Prince of Persia3 aliases | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | – | Amaq News Finder |
| 20190 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Hive1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 6 | Akira ransomware |
| APT204 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | – | PoisonIvy |
| Aquahack0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Rupert0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Anubis3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Anubis |
| TeamSpy Crew4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Not rated | – | ArdaMax |
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