Threat actors by targeted country

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

26 of 26 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
KILLNET0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Intermediate	–	–
UNK_ColtCentury3 aliases	Unclassified	China	Ideology	Advanced	–	–

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