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Threat Actors Targeting South Korea.

Brandefense tracks 164 threat actors known to target South Korea. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Government, Manufacturing and Technology.

120 of 164 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Blackgear1 aliasNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Comnie
Underground0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated––
Aquahack0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Rupert0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Anubis3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
Earth Baxia0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1Cobalt Strike
Mosad0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
Devman1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated––
Gelsemium2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3ASPXSpy
APT-C-601 aliasUnclassifiedSouth KoreaIdeologyAdvanced1Downloader1
QuietCrabs0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyAdvanced––
AshleyWood20220 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
0xfay0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyMinimal––
Earth Krahang0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced2Cobalt Strike
Breach0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
OnionDog0 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaEspionageNot rated––
Sun Team0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageIntermediate––
Blackshrantac0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedUnknownIntermediate––
RevengeHotels1 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–888 RAT
Nitro, Covert Grove2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Farfli
UAT-78100 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced––
Earth Ammit1 aliasUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced––
Magniber0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
Babuk21 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
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