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Threat Actors Targeting Ukraine.

Brandefense tracks 105 threat actors known to target Ukraine. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Government, Finance, and Defense and Aerospace.

24 of 39 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Lazarus Group16 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialStrategic39–
APT389 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced65–
AKIRA4 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced54–
Shinyhunters5 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced19–
BlackBasta1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced65–
Wizard Spider15 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialAdvanced68–
Qilin5 aliasesRansomwareRussiaFinancialAdvanced18–
DragonForce2 aliasesRansomwareMalaysiaFinancialAdvanced24–
TA50511 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate27–
Cobalt Group7 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialModerate17–
Mallox3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate23–
UNC47363 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced14–
TA5693 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate––
Silence6 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialModerate8–
Evilnum4 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate––
Contagious Interview7 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced2–
Nightspire1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
Blackmatter0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
Conti2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced6–
RansomExx8 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced8–
RTM3 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialModerate7–
Cinnamon Tempest6 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialAdvanced8–
Everest3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
Carbanak1 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate3–
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