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Threat Actors Targeting Nigeria.

Brandefense tracks 50 threat actors known to target Nigeria. The most documented are Lazarus Group, Sandworm and OilRig. The sectors they target most are Manufacturing, Government and Technology.

Top target sectorsManufacturing Government Technology Ransomware victims in Nigeria →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

13 of 13 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
OilRig10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	34	–
Andariel19 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
Earth Lusca4 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
Daggerfly2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	CloudScout
Aquatic Panda2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	19	–
Ke3chang8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
Equation Group7 aliases	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Strategic	18	–
SilverTerrier0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Nigeria	Espionage	Advanced	10	–
Gelsemium2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	3	–
Earth Krahang0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
BlackOasis1 alias	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
Dark Basin1 alias	Nation-state APT	India	Espionage	Not rated	–	–

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