Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting North Korea.

Brandefense tracks 41 threat actors known to target North Korea. The most documented are Kimsuky, Lazarus Group and APT35. The sectors they target most are Technology, Government and Manufacturing.

Top target sectorsTechnology Government Manufacturing Ransomware victims in North Korea →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

24 of 41 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Kimsuky8 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Ideology	Advanced	23	–
Lazarus Group16 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Financial	Strategic	39	–
APT357 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	50	–
OilRig10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	34	–
APT389 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Financial	Advanced	65	–
AKIRA4 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	54	–
Lockbit8 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	32	–
Qilin5 aliases	Ransomware	Russia	Financial	Advanced	18	–
RansomHub3 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	30	–
DragonForce2 aliases	Ransomware	Malaysia	Financial	Advanced	24	–
Andariel19 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Espionage	Advanced	37	–
Clop1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	31	–
BianLian1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	13	Akira ransomware
UNC38860 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
Medusa1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	23	–
Safepay1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	18	–
Higaisa0 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	13	–
DarkHotel3 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	16	–
Thegentlemen2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	1	–
Nightspire1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Intermediate	–	–
Gunra0 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Expert	–	–
BlackSuit2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	1	–
Nova3 aliases	Ransomware	Russia	Financial	Advanced	–	–
Crpxo2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	–	–

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