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Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting the United Arab Emirates.

Brandefense tracks 124 threat actors known to target the United Arab Emirates. The most documented are APT28, APT29 and APT35. The sectors they target most are Government, Technology and Manufacturing.

22 of 22 published profiles shown

APT28Russia
aka Strontium · Group 74 · Fancy Bear +25
Nation-state APTIdeology

APT28 is a Russia-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

228TTPs
48exploited
143malware
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APT29Russia
aka Cozy Bear · Midnight Blizzard · Nobelium +25
Nation-state APTIdeology

APT29 is a Russia-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

210TTPs
27exploited
103malware
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APT35Iran
aka COBALT ILLUSION · ITG18 · Phosphorus +4
Nation-state APTIdeology

APT35 is an Iran-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

179TTPs
50exploited
129malware
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MuddyWaterIran
aka Boggy Serpens · Earth Vetala · MERCURY +15
Nation-state APTIdeology

MuddyWater is an Iran-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

188TTPs
27exploited
186malware
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APT41China
aka Wicked Panda · Brass Typhoon · BARIUM +2
Nation-state APTIdeology

APT41 is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

172TTPs
29exploited
124malware
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SideWinderPakistan
aka Rattlesnake · T-APT-04 · APT-C-17 +8
Nation-state APTIdeology

SideWinder is a Pakistan-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

99TTPs
6exploited
54malware
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BitterPakistan
aka T-APT-17 · HAZY TIGER · Orange Yali +3
Nation-state APTIdeology

Bitter is a Pakistan-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

69TTPs
16exploited
30malware
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Pioneer KittenIran
aka UNC757 · Parisite · RUBIDIUM +6
Nation-state APTIdeology

Pioneer Kitten is an Iran-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

67TTPs
17exploited
39malware
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BlackshadowIran
aka Pink Sandstorm · AMERICIUM · Agonizing Serpens +3
RansomwareIdeology

Blackshadow is an Iran-attributed ransomware group with an ideological motive.

60TTPs
7exploited
16malware
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Stealth Falcon
aka FruityArmor · Project Raven · G0038
Nation-state APTIdeology

Stealth Falcon is a nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

32TTPs
10exploited
5malware
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IranIran
aka Iran-linked hackers
UnclassifiedIdeology

Iran is an Iran-attributed threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets organisations in 4 countries, including the United States and China.

39TTPs
–No CVE data
48malware
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APT-C-60South Korea
aka APT-Q-12
UnclassifiedIdeology

APT-C-60 is a South Korea-attributed threat actor group with an ideological motive.

8TTPs
2exploited
7malware
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0xfay
UnclassifiedIdeology

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

7TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
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Azraelzer0d4y
UnclassifiedIdeology

Azraelzer0d4y is a threat actor group with an ideological motive.

6TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
MinimalProfile →
Root Phantom
UnclassifiedIdeology

Root Phantom is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets organisations in 32 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

6TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
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Chinafans
UnclassifiedIdeology

Chinafans is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets organisations in 15 countries, including India and France. It uses 4 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

4TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
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KILLNET
UnclassifiedIdeology

KILLNET is a threat actor group with an ideological motive.

4TTPs
–No CVE data
2malware
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Poloss
UnclassifiedIdeology

Poloss is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets organisations in 19 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

4TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
MinimalProfile →
XYZ
UnclassifiedIdeology

XYZ is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets organisations in 15 countries, including India and France. It uses 4 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

4TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
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Lxrdk1773n
UnclassifiedIdeology

Lxrdk1773n is a threat actor group with an ideological motive. It targets the Education and Research sector in 16 countries, including India and France.

3TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
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ZanzxyyXploit
UnclassifiedIdeology

ZanzxyyXploit is a threat actor group with an ideological motive.

1TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
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Nasirsecurity
aka Sons of Hezbollah Lebanon · Sons of Al-Nusayr
RansomwareIdeology

Nasirsecurity is a ransomware group with an ideological motive. It targets the Technology sector in 5 countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Israel.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
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