Threat Actors Targeting South Africa.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termite3 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Krybit1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Equation Group7 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Strategic | 18 | – |
| Hunters0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Lockbit53 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Axiom3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| RansomHouse1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | – |
| Lynx1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| SilverTerrier0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Nigeria | Espionage | Advanced | 10 | – |
| Hunters International1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| Hive1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 6 | – |
| Cactus1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | 3 | – |
| Devman1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | – |
| 0xfay0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Zod0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Earth Krahang0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 2 | – |
| Payload0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| Deadlock0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Sarcoma1 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Moderate | – | – |
| Astar0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Worok0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| Webworm0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Leoxsec0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| ZanzxyyXploit0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Intermediate | – | – |
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