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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

48 of 203 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Clop1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	31	–
menuPass8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
APT277 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Gamaredon9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	5	–
BianLian1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	13	Akira ransomware
UNC38860 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
Patchwork19 aliases	Nation-state APT	India	Espionage	Advanced	12	–
Daggerfly2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	CloudScout
INC Ransom2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	36	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
TA50511 aliases	Cybercrime	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	27	–
Medusa1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	23	–
Aquatic Panda2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	19	–
Chimera2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
Safepay1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	18	–
BlackByte2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	7	–
Ke3chang8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
Leviathan15 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
Interlock1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	2	–
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	–
Tropic Trooper8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	8	–

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