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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 26 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Kimsuky8 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Ideology	Advanced	23	–
APT2828 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	48	–
Sandworm5 aliases	Unclassified	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	36	–
APT2928 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	27	–
APT357 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	50	–
APT415 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Strategic	29	–
APT376 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Ideology	Advanced	29	–
Mustang Panda11 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
APT277 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Gamaredon9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	5	–
UNC38860 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Lotus Blossom4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
BRONZE BUTLER12 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	10	–
Silk Typhoon5 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Violet Typhoon8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	2	–
Winnti3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	15	–
GoldenEyeDog2 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	2	–
NoName057(16)3 aliases	Unclassified	Russia	Ideology	Moderate	–	–
BlackTech13 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	1	–
APT-C-601 alias	Unclassified	South Korea	Ideology	Advanced	2	–
APT162 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Expert	3	–
UAT-78100 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	–	–
TA4190 aliases	Unclassified	China	Ideology	Advanced	–	–

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