Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting the United Kingdom.

Brandefense tracks 314 threat actors known to target the United Kingdom. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Manufacturing, Technology and Government.

Top target sectorsManufacturing Technology Government Ransomware victims in the United Kingdom →

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

48 of 76 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Actor	Type	Origin	Motivation	Sophistication	Exploited CVEs	Top malware
CURIUM5 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
HEXANE8 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
DarkHotel3 aliases	Nation-state APT	South Korea	Espionage	Advanced	16	–
Whitefly0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
APT175 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	22	–
APT58 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	6	–
Confucius2 aliases	Nation-state APT	India	Espionage	Advanced	3	–
APT114 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Silent Librarian7 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	14	–
Molerats2 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Putter Panda9 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	10	–
Ajax Security Team7 aliases	Nation-state APT	Iran	Espionage	Advanced	9	–
APT305 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
PittyTiger5 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
Orangeworm1 alias	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Equation Group7 aliases	Nation-state APT	United States	Espionage	Strategic	18	–
Axiom3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	5	–
Elderwood3 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	12	–
APT189 aliases	Nation-state APT	China	Espionage	Advanced	1	–
Gorgon Group5 aliases	Cybercrime	Pakistan	Espionage	Advanced	2	–
Machete7 aliases	Nation-state APT	Unattributed	Espionage	Advanced	–	–
Donot Team4 aliases	Nation-state APT	Pakistan	Espionage	Advanced	4	–
SilverTerrier0 aliases	Nation-state APT	Nigeria	Espionage	Advanced	10	–

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