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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 108 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Thegentlemen2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1–
Fog1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate16–
Contagious Interview7 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced2–
Cuba ransomware0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced5–
Nightspire1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
Blackmatter0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
PLAY1 aliasRansomwareRussiaFinancialAdvanced––
Gunra0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialExpert––
Conti2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced6–
BlackSuit2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1–
8BASE1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate––
RansomExx8 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced8–
TA5514 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialIntermediate––
Silver Fox5 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialAdvanced––
Warlock1 aliasRansomwareChinaFinancialAdvanced2–
TA25410 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate1–
Helldown0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced2–
Cinnamon Tempest6 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialAdvanced8–
Termite3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1–
Funksec1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialLow––
Hunters0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
Lockbit53 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
RansomHouse1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate––
Direwolf0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
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