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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

18 of 18 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Kimsuky8 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Ideology	Advanced	23	–
Sandworm5 aliases	Unclassified	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	36	–
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	–
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	–
BlackTech13 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	1	–
APT-C-601 alias	Unclassified	South Korea	Ideology	Advanced	2	–
UAT-78100 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	–	–
UTA05650 aliases	Unclassified	China	Ideology	Advanced	–	–

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