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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.

216 of 327 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Storm-30750 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Broomstick
Fox Tempest0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Broomstick
TA49220 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialAdvanced–Atlas RAT
MatxCysec0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyNot rated––
Fulcrumsec0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced1Fulcrumsec
Threeam1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialExpert–3AM
Deadlock0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–ABYSSWORKER
Irene1 aliasUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyMinimal––
KILLNET0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyIntermediate–Mirai Botnet
Nitro, Covert Grove2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Farfli
Poloss0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyMinimal––
ALLANITE2 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageAdvanced–PsExec
Vyntra0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Russian intelligence agencies2 aliasesUnclassifiedRussiaIdeologyAdvanced––
Sarcoma1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate–Sarcoma
Abyss3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate–Abyss
Worldleaks1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Everest
Cephalus0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Akira ransomware
TECHNETIUM0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated–China Chopper
UNK_ColtCentury3 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced–Cobalt Strike
D1r1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialExpert–Exfilsquad
Mr.PIMZZZXploit0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyMinimal––
Chinese intelligence services2 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced––
Babuk21 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Babuk
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