Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting South Africa.

Brandefense tracks 92 threat actors known to target South Africa. The most documented are APT28, OilRig and APT38. The sectors they target most are Government, Manufacturing and Finance.

Top target sectorsGovernment Manufacturing Finance Ransomware victims in South Africa →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

15 of 15 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
APT2828 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Strategic	48	–
MuddyWater18 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	27	–
APT415 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Strategic	29	–
Mustang Panda11 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	13	–
FSB Centre 1619 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	14	–
Gamaredon9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Ideology	Advanced	5	–
Silk Typhoon5 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Blackshadow6 aliases	Ransomware	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	7	–
Winnti3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	15	–
Turla12 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Expert	2	–
0xfay0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Minimal	–	–
Zod0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Minimal	–	–
Astar0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Minimal	–	–
Leoxsec0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Minimal	–	–
ZanzxyyXploit0 aliases	Unclassified	Unattributed	Ideology	Intermediate	–	–

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Threat Actors Targeting South Africa.

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