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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.

Top target sectorsTechnology Manufacturing Government Ransomware victims in Japan →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

24 of 58 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
APT3215 aliases	Nation-state APT	Vietnam	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
GhostEmperor7 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Strategic	47	–
Transparent Tribe16 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
Andariel19 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
Earth Lusca4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
menuPass8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
Patchwork19 aliases	Nation-state APT	India	Espionage	Advanced	12	–
Daggerfly2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	CloudScout
Aquatic Panda2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	19	–
Chimera2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
Ke3chang8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
Leviathan15 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
Tropic Trooper8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	8	–
Higaisa0 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	13	–
MirrorFace3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
APT198 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
DarkHotel3 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	16	–
APT-C-2318 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
APT175 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
Tonto Team4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
APT58 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
APT114 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Taidoor0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	4	–
Dust Storm2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	5	–

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