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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.

72 of 92 published profiles shown

Termite
aka Termite Ransomware · Velvet Tempest · DEV-0504
RansomwareFinancial

Termite is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

23TTPs
1exploited
21malware
AdvancedProfile →
Krybit
aka krybit Team
RansomwareFinancial

Krybit is a ransomware group with a financial motive. It targets 14 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 35 countries, including India and France.

24TTPs
–No CVE data
8malware
AdvancedProfile →
Equation GroupUnited States
aka APT60 · G0020 · EQGRP +4
Nation-state APTEspionage

Equation Group is an United States-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

4TTPs
18exploited
27malware
StrategicProfile →
Hunters
RansomwareFinancial

Hunters is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

22TTPs
–No CVE data
6malware
AdvancedProfile →
Lockbit5
aka lockbit5 Team · LockBit Black · LockBit 4.0
RansomwareFinancial

Lockbit5 is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

22TTPs
–No CVE data
20malware
AdvancedProfile →
AxiomChina
aka Group 72 · G0001 · Operation “SMN”
Nation-state APTEspionage

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

17TTPs
5exploited
21malware
AdvancedProfile →
RansomHouse
aka ransomhouse Team
RansomwareFinancial

RansomHouse is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

20TTPs
–No CVE data
21malware
ModerateProfile →
Lynx
aka lynx Team
RansomwareFinancial

Lynx is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

17TTPs
–No CVE data
37malware
IntermediateProfile →
SilverTerrierNigeria
Nation-state APTEspionage

SilverTerrier is a Nigeria-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

7TTPs
10exploited
28malware
AdvancedProfile →
Hunters International
aka hunters Team
RansomwareFinancial

Hunters International is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

15TTPs
–No CVE data
4malware
IntermediateProfile →
Hive
aka hive Team
RansomwareFinancial

Hive is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

6TTPs
6exploited
21malware
AdvancedProfile →
Cactus
aka cactus Team
RansomwareFinancial

Cactus is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

7TTPs
3exploited
17malware
AdvancedProfile →
Devman
aka Devman 2.0
RansomwareFinancial

Devman is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

9TTPs
–No CVE data
5malware
Not ratedProfile →
0xfay
UnclassifiedIdeology

0xfay is a threat actor group with an ideological motive.

7TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
MinimalProfile →
Zod
UnclassifiedIdeology

Zod is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets organisations in 8 countries, including India and Germany. It uses 6 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

6TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
MinimalProfile →
Earth KrahangChina
Nation-state APTEspionage

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

4TTPs
2exploited
10malware
AdvancedProfile →
Payload
RansomwareFinancial

Payload is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

6TTPs
–No CVE data
3malware
IntermediateProfile →
Deadlock
RansomwareFinancial

Deadlock is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

4TTPs
–No CVE data
16malware
AdvancedProfile →
Sarcoma
aka Sarcoma Ransomware Group
RansomwareFinancial

Sarcoma is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

3TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
ModerateProfile →
Astar
UnclassifiedIdeology

Astar is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets organisations in 6 countries, including India and Indonesia. It uses 3 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

3TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
MinimalProfile →
WorokChina
Nation-state APTEspionage

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

2TTPs
–No CVE data
10malware
Not ratedProfile →
Webworm
UnclassifiedUnknown

Webworm is a threat actor group. It targets 4 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 9 countries, including Italy and Spain. It uses 2 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

2TTPs
–No CVE data
5malware
Not ratedProfile →
Leoxsec
UnclassifiedIdeology

Leoxsec is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets organisations in 6 countries, including India and Indonesia. It uses 2 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

2TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
MinimalProfile →
ZanzxyyXploit
UnclassifiedIdeology

ZanzxyyXploit is a threat actor group with an ideological motive.

1TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
IntermediateProfile →
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