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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.

48 of 164 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Mallox3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate23–
Revil1 aliasRansomwareRussiaFinancialAdvanced25–
Rocke3 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialAdvanced10–
UNC47363 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced14–
ALPHV/BlackCat4 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced16–
Rhysida1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate––
Evil Corp4 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialAdvanced2–
TA5693 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate––
Moonstone Sleet2 aliasesCybercrimeNorth KoreaFinancialModerate1–
TA5772 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate1–
Silence6 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialModerate8–
Evilnum4 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialModerate––
Thegentlemen2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1–
Fog1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate16–
Contagious Interview7 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced2–
Cuba ransomware0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced5–
Lapsus$4 aliasesRansomwareBrazilFinancialModerate1–
Nightspire1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
Blackmatter0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
PLAY1 aliasRansomwareRussiaFinancialAdvanced––
GOLD SOUTHFIELD1 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced17–
Conti2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced6–
BlackSuit2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1–
8BASE1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate––
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