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Threat Actors Targeting Iraq.

Brandefense tracks 54 threat actors known to target Iraq. The most documented are APT28, Lazarus Group and APT35. The sectors they target most are Government, Media and Entertainment, and Technology.

Top target sectorsGovernment Media and Entertainment Technology Ransomware victims in Iraq →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

24 of 28 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
OilRig10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	34	–
Snake9 aliases	Ransomware	Russia	Espionage	Strategic	11	–
APT337 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	17	–
Aquatic Panda2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	19	–
APT3910 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
Sea Turtle5 aliases	Nation-state APT	Türkiye	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
StrongPity4 aliases	Nation-state APT	Türkiye	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
CURIUM5 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
WIRTE2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
APT-C-2318 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
DarkHydrus4 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
Molerats2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Putter Panda9 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	10	–
Ajax Security Team7 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
PittyTiger5 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
Equation Group7 aliases	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Strategic	18	–
Gelsemium2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	3	–
Cleaver5 aliases	Cybercrime	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	4	–
BlackOasis1 alias	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
Bouncing Golf0 aliases	Cybercrime	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Worok0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Not rated	–	–
GoldenJackal0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
SNOWGLOBE3 aliases	Nation-state APT	France	Espionage	Not rated	–	–
Slingshot0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Not rated	–	–

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