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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 54 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
APT2828 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	48	–
Lazarus Group16 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Financial	Strategic	39	–
APT357 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	50	–
OilRig10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	34	–
APT389 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Financial	Advanced	65	–
MuddyWater18 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	27	–
Mustang Panda11 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
Snake9 aliases	Ransomware	Russia	Espionage	Strategic	11	–
Qilin5 aliases	Ransomware	Russia	Financial	Advanced	18	–
RansomHub3 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	30	–
DragonForce2 aliases	Ransomware	Malaysia	Financial	Advanced	24	–
FSB Centre 1619 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	14	–
APT337 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	17	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Aquatic Panda2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	19	–
Pioneer Kitten9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
APT3910 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
UNC47363 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Financial	Advanced	14	–
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	–
Thegentlemen2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	1	–
APT-C-2318 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	2	–

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