Threat Actors Targeting Japan.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cicada 33011 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Cicada3301 |
| Argonauts0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Argonauts |
| Azroteam0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | Azroteam |
| Bamboo Spider, TA5442 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Chthonic |
| Skira0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| InfoDefense0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Pandora0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | – | Pandora |
| BRONZE SPRING1 alias | Unclassified | China | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Glacial Panda0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Advanced | – | CloudedHope |
| Vexy-ransomware1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Vexy-ransomware |
| Morpheus0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Morpheus |
| Gangnam Industrial Style0 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | LaZagne |
| Retefe Gang, Operation Emmental2 aliases | Cybercrime | Russia | Financial | Not rated | – | Citadel |
| Wassonite0 aliases | Nation-state APT | North Korea | Espionage | Not rated | – | AppleSeed |
| CeranaKeeper0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | PUBLOAD |
| Honeybee1 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Not rated | – | SYSCON |
| BazarCall2 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | Bazar |
| Lead2 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | Cobalt Strike |
| Snake Wine0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | ChChes |
| Blackwood0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | NSPX30 |
| Payloadbin0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | PayloadBIN |
| Golden Falcon0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Exitium0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | Exitium |
| Dragonbridge1 alias | Unclassified | China | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
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