Threat Actors Targeting South Africa.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APT389 aliases | Nation-state APT | North Korea | Financial | Advanced | 65 | – |
| AKIRA4 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 54 | – |
| Lockbit8 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 32 | – |
| BlackBasta1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 65 | – |
| Wizard Spider15 aliases | Cybercrime | Russia | Financial | Advanced | 68 | – |
| Qilin5 aliases | Ransomware | Russia | Financial | Advanced | 18 | – |
| RansomHub3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 30 | – |
| DragonForce2 aliases | Ransomware | Malaysia | Financial | Advanced | 24 | – |
| Clop1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 31 | – |
| BianLian1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 13 | Akira ransomware |
| INC Ransom2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 36 | – |
| Medusa1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 23 | – |
| Revil1 alias | Ransomware | Russia | Financial | Advanced | 25 | – |
| FIN84 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | 8 | – |
| ALPHV/BlackCat4 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 16 | – |
| Rhysida1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | – |
| Thegentlemen2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Contagious Interview7 aliases | Nation-state APT | North Korea | Financial | Advanced | 2 | – |
| Nightspire1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| Vect2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | – |
| Conti2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 6 | – |
| BlackSuit2 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | – |
| 8BASE1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | – |
| APT733 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
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