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

48 of 102 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Leviathan15 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
APT316 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	10	–
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	–
Tropic Trooper8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	8	–
Mallox3 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	23	–
UNC47363 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Financial	Advanced	14	–
Blackshadow6 aliases	Ransomware	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
Winnti3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	15	–
Higaisa0 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	13	–
MirrorFace3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
TeamTNT4 aliases	Cybercrime	China	Financial	Advanced	4	–
ALPHV/BlackCat4 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	16	–
Moonstone Sleet2 aliases	Cybercrime	North Korea	Financial	Moderate	1	–
DarkHotel3 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	16	–
Turla12 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Expert	2	–
Silence6 aliases	Cybercrime	Russia	Financial	Moderate	8	–
Thegentlemen2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	1	–
Fog1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	16	–
APT175 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
GoldenEyeDog2 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	2	–
APT58 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
Nightspire1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Intermediate	–	–

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