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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.

48 of 92 published profiles shown

Aquatic PandaChina
aka Bronze University · G0143
Nation-state APTEspionage

Aquatic Panda is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

80TTPs
19exploited
29malware
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InceptionRussia
aka Inception Framework · Cloud Atlas · Oxygen +7
Nation-state APTEspionage

Inception is a Russia-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

91TTPs
7exploited
36malware
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Ke3changChina
aka APT15 · Mirage · Vixen Panda +5
Nation-state APTEspionage

Ke3chang is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

88TTPs
2exploited
31malware
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Silk TyphoonChina
aka Operation Exchange Marauder · Hafnium · Red Dev 13 +2
Nation-state APTIdeology

Silk Typhoon is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

61TTPs
17exploited
17malware
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RevilRussia
aka Sodinokibi
RansomwareFinancial

Revil is a Russia-attributed ransomware group with a financial motive.

45TTPs
25exploited
16malware
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BlackshadowIran
aka Pink Sandstorm · AMERICIUM · Agonizing Serpens +3
RansomwareIdeology

Blackshadow is an Iran-attributed ransomware group with an ideological motive.

60TTPs
7exploited
16malware
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WinntiChina
aka Blackfly · Winnti Umbrella · Winnti Group
Nation-state APTIdeology

Winnti is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

50TTPs
15exploited
23malware
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StrongPityTürkiye
aka Promethium · APT-C-41 · Magenta Dust +1
Nation-state APTEspionage

StrongPity is a Türkiye-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

58TTPs
2exploited
10malware
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FIN8
aka Syssphinx · ATK113 · G0061 +1
CybercrimeFinancial

FIN8 is a cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive.

48TTPs
8exploited
19malware
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ALPHV/BlackCat
aka Black Cat · ALPHV · Noberus +1
RansomwareFinancial

ALPHV/BlackCat is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

37TTPs
16exploited
48malware
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Rhysida
aka Rhysida Team
RansomwareFinancial

Rhysida is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

52TTPs
–No CVE data
38malware
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Turla
aka Sig23 · PACIFIERAPT · CTG-8875 +9
UnclassifiedIdeology

Turla is a threat actor group with an ideological motive.

42TTPs
2exploited
28malware
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Thegentlemen
aka Storm-2697 · The Gentlemen Group
RansomwareFinancial

Thegentlemen is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

42TTPs
1exploited
54malware
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GALLIUMChina
aka Granite Typhoon · Soft Cell · Alloy Taurus +2
Nation-state APTEspionage

GALLIUM is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

38TTPs
5exploited
36malware
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Contagious InterviewNorth Korea
aka DeceptiveDevelopment · Gwisin Gang · Tenacious Pungsan +4
Nation-state APTFinancial

Contagious Interview is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with a financial motive.

39TTPs
2exploited
46malware
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Nightspire
aka nightspire Team
RansomwareFinancial

Nightspire is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

38TTPs
–No CVE data
7malware
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Vect
aka Vect 2.0 · Vect Ransomware Group
RansomwareFinancial

Vect is a ransomware group with a financial motive. It targets 8 sectors, including Technology and Manufacturing, in 11 countries, including the United States and India.

38TTPs
–No CVE data
11malware
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BackdoorDiplomacyChina
Nation-state APTEspionage

BackdoorDiplomacy is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

30TTPs
6exploited
21malware
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Conti
aka conti Team · Conti Ransomware
RansomwareFinancial

Conti is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

29TTPs
6exploited
26malware
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BlackSuit
aka BlackSuit Team · BlackSuit Ransomware
RansomwareFinancial

BlackSuit is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

33TTPs
1exploited
30malware
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8BASE
aka 8BASE Team
RansomwareFinancial

8BASE is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

34TTPs
–No CVE data
25malware
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APT1China
aka Comment Crew · Comment Group · Comment Panda +11
Nation-state APTEspionage

APT1 is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

32TTPs
1exploited
47malware
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APT73
aka Eraleign (apt73) · Bashe · Eraleig Ransomware
RansomwareFinancial

APT73 is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

31TTPs
–No CVE data
22malware
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Silent LibrarianIran
aka TA407 · COBALT DICKENS · Mabna Institute +4
Nation-state APTEspionage

Silent Librarian is an Iran-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

14TTPs
14exploited
5malware
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