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Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting the United Kingdom.

Brandefense tracks 327 threat actors known to target the United Kingdom. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Manufacturing, Technology and Government.

120 of 327 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Netwalker0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated37–
APT58 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced6–
Nightspire1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–KaWaLocker
Blackmatter0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–BlackCat
GOLD SOUTHFIELD1 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced17–
BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced6–
Conti2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced6Akira ransomware
PittyTiger5 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5AppleJeus
Confucius2 aliasesNation-state APTIndiaEspionageAdvanced3–
BlackSuit2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1Akira ransomware
8BASE1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate–8Base
RansomExx8 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced8–
Axiom3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5–
Beast Ransomware1 aliasCybercrimeRussiaFinancialIntermediate–Beast
TA5514 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialIntermediate–Bumblebee
APT733 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
NoName057(16)3 aliasesUnclassifiedRussiaIdeologyModerate–Dosia
Warlock1 aliasRansomwareChinaFinancialAdvanced2ABYSSWORKER
Helldown0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced2–
Silent Librarian7 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced14–
Putter Panda9 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced10–
Ajax Security Team7 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced9–
APT305 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1–
Donot Team4 aliasesNation-state APTPakistanEspionageAdvanced4–
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