Threat Actors Targeting China.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChinaTomchent0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | memory-resident backdoor |
| Cosmic Lynx0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| COOKIE SPIDER0 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Atomic macOS Stealer |
| UTA05650 aliases | Unclassified | China | Ideology | Advanced | – | CLEANGULP |
| Hulky0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Deadlock0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | ABYSSWORKER |
| Nitro, Covert Grove2 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | Farfli |
| Poloss0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Edric0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Vyntra0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| SnowSoul0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | qinglong |
| Abyss3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | Abyss |
| Worldleaks1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | Everest |
| TECHNETIUM0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | China Chopper |
| Mr.PIMZZZXploit0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Adam22 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | MetaStealer |
| Chinabase0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Babuk21 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | Babuk |
| Worok0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | CLRLoad |
| GTG-100070 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| ./Gh05T_1llu510N0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Deffan0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Massive Hq0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Sudo-70 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
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