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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.

72 of 203 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Revil1 aliasRansomwareRussiaFinancialAdvanced25–
UNC47363 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced14–
Winnti3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced15–
Higaisa0 aliasesNation-state APTSouth KoreaEspionageAdvanced13–
MirrorFace3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced9–
ALPHV/BlackCat4 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced16–
Rhysida1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate––
APT198 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced9–
Moonstone Sleet2 aliasesCybercrimeNorth KoreaFinancialModerate1–
DarkHotel3 aliasesNation-state APTSouth KoreaEspionageAdvanced16–
Thegentlemen2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1–
Fog1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate16–
APT-C-2318 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced2–
Contagious Interview7 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced2–
APT175 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced22–
Cuba ransomware0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced5–
GoldenEyeDog2 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyAdvanced2–
Tonto Team4 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1–
APT58 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced6–
Nightspire1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
Blackmatter0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
PLAY1 aliasRansomwareRussiaFinancialAdvanced––
Gunra0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialExpert––
Conti2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced6–
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