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Threat Actors Targeting Japan.

Brandefense tracks 203 threat actors known to target Japan. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Technology, Manufacturing and Government.

48 of 58 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Silent Librarian7 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced14–
Putter Panda9 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced10–
Admin@3384 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3–
APT305 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1–
PittyTiger5 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5–
Equation Group7 aliasesNation-state APTUnited StatesEspionageStrategic18–
Axiom3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5–
Elderwood3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced12–
SilverTerrier0 aliasesNation-state APTNigeriaEspionageAdvanced10–
Flax Typhoon2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
Volatile Cedar4 aliasesNation-state APTLebanonEspionageAdvanced3–
Gelsemium2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3–
Cleaver5 aliasesCybercrimeIranEspionageAdvanced4–
DragonOK3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced2–
Moafee1 aliasCybercrimeChinaEspionageAdvanced2–
APT1212 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
Worok0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
TeamSpy Crew4 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated––
Icefog, Dagger Panda4 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
Shadow Network0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
ChamelGang1 aliasNation-state APTChinaEspionageModerate––
Nitro, Covert Grove2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
Pandora0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedEspionageAdvanced––
RATicate0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated––
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