Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting Saudi Arabia.

Brandefense tracks 120 threat actors known to target Saudi Arabia. The most documented are APT28, Lazarus Group and APT35. The sectors they target most are Government, Manufacturing and Technology.

Top target sectorsGovernment Manufacturing Technology Ransomware victims in Saudi Arabia →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

17 of 17 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
APT2828 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	48	–
APT357 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	50	–
MuddyWater18 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	27	–
APT415 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Strategic	29	–
FSB Centre 1619 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	14	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Bitter6 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	16	–
Pioneer Kitten9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Silk Typhoon5 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Winnti3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	15	–
Stealth Falcon3 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	10	Deadglyph
MosesStaff7 aliases	Ransomware	Iran	Ideology	Moderate	1	–
NoName057(16)3 aliases	Unclassified	Russia	Ideology	Moderate	–	–
Naikon APT0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Advanced	1	–
Prince of Persia3 aliases	Unclassified	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	–	–
Bytez70 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Minimal	–	–
Nasirsecurity2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Ideology	Minimal	–	–

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