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Threat Actors Targeting Japan.

Brandefense tracks 214 threat actors known to target Japan. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Technology, Manufacturing and Government.

144 of 214 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Aquahack0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Rupert0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Cactus1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced3Cactus
TeamSpy Crew4 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated–ArdaMax
APT162 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyExpert3ELMER
Devman1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–BlackLock
Gelsemium2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3ASPXSpy
APT-C-601 aliasUnclassifiedSouth KoreaIdeologyAdvanced1Downloader1
RagnarLocker1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced6anydesk
Blue Termite, Cloudy Omega2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Emdivi
Dumpdump0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Settra0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Settra
Payload0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–INC
Moafee1 aliasCybercrimeChinaEspionageAdvanced2HTran
Ailock0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Ailock
Storm-29900 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialAdvanced–CoGUI
Storm-31191 aliasCybercrimeChinaFinancialIntermediate–CoGUI
LV0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–njRAT
Storm-30750 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Broomstick
Fox Tempest0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Broomstick
COOKIE SPIDER0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Atomic macOS Stealer
TA49220 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialAdvanced–Atlas RAT
TA4190 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced––
Threeam1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialExpert–3AM
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