Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting Türkiye.

Brandefense tracks 178 threat actors known to target Türkiye. The most documented are APT28, Lazarus Group and Sandworm. The sectors they target most are Government, Manufacturing and Technology.

Top target sectorsGovernment Manufacturing Technology Ransomware victims in Türkiye →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

48 of 178 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
Patchwork19 aliases	Nation-state APT	India	Espionage	Advanced	12	–
APT337 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	17	–
Daggerfly2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	CloudScout
INC Ransom2 aliases	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	36	–
SideWinder11 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	6	–
Medusa1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Advanced	23	–
Aquatic Panda2 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	19	–
Inception10 aliases	Nation-state APT	Russia	Espionage	Advanced	7	–
Safepay1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	18	–
Ke3chang8 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
Cobalt Group7 aliases	Cybercrime	Russia	Financial	Moderate	17	–
Bitter6 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Ideology	Advanced	16	–
Pioneer Kitten9 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Ideology	Advanced	17	–
Interlock1 alias	Ransomware	Unattributed	Financial	Moderate	2	–
APT3910 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
UNC47363 aliases	Nation-state APT	North Korea	Financial	Advanced	14	–
Sea Turtle5 aliases	Nation-state APT	Türkiye	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
Windshift3 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	3	–
Winnti3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Ideology	Advanced	15	–
Higaisa0 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	13	–
StrongPity4 aliases	Nation-state APT	Türkiye	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
MirrorFace3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
CURIUM5 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
WIRTE2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	1	–

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