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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.

72 of 76 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
MoustachedBouncer1 aliasNation-state APTBelarusEspionageAdvanced1–
Suckfly6 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced7–
Volatile Cedar4 aliasesNation-state APTLebanonEspionageAdvanced3–
Deep Panda11 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
Gelsemium2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3–
Cleaver5 aliasesCybercrimeIranEspionageAdvanced4–
APT204 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
Earth Krahang0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced2–
BlackOasis1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced5–
ALLANITE2 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageAdvanced––
Crypto240 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedEspionageIntermediate––
TeamSpy Crew4 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated––
WildNeutron4 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated––
Icefog, Dagger Panda4 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
SNOWGLOBE3 aliasesNation-state APTFranceEspionageNot rated––
Shadow Network0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
SWEED0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated––
Nitro, Covert Grove2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated––
Dark Basin1 aliasNation-state APTIndiaEspionageNot rated––
Careto, The Mask4 aliasesNation-state APTSpainEspionageNot rated––
RATicate0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated––
Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), Deadeye Jackal5 aliasesNation-state APTSyriaEspionageNot rated––
PowerPool0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated––
Domestic Kitten0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
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