Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting Hong Kong.

Brandefense tracks 102 threat actors known to target Hong Kong. The most documented are Kimsuky, Lazarus Group and Sandworm. The sectors they target most are Government, Technology and Manufacturing.

Top target sectorsGovernment Technology Manufacturing Ransomware victims in Hong Kong →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

24 of 36 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
OilRig10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	34	–
Andariel19 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
Earth Lusca4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
menuPass8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
Daggerfly2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	CloudScout
Aquatic Panda2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	19	–
Leviathan15 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
APT316 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	10	–
Tropic Trooper8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	8	–
Higaisa0 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	13	–
MirrorFace3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
DarkHotel3 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	16	–
APT175 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
APT58 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
Silent Librarian7 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	14	–
Naikon0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Admin@3384 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	3	–
APT305 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Orangeworm1 alias	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Equation Group7 aliases	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Strategic	18	–
Axiom3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
Flax Typhoon2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Suckfly6 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	7	–
Gelsemium2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	3	–

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