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Threat Actors Targeting the United States.

Brandefense tracks 544 threat actors known to target the United States. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Technology, Manufacturing and Government.

72 of 132 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Putter Panda9 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced10–
Admin@3384 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3–
Ajax Security Team7 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced9–
APT305 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1–
PittyTiger5 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5–
Dark Caracal4 aliasesNation-state APTLebanonEspionageAdvanced––
Orangeworm1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced––
DustSquad2 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageAdvanced––
Equation Group7 aliasesNation-state APTUnited StatesEspionageStrategic18–
Axiom3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5–
Elderwood3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced12–
Leafminer3 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1–
APT189 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1–
Gorgon Group5 aliasesCybercrimePakistanEspionageAdvanced2–
Machete7 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced––
SilverTerrier0 aliasesNation-state APTNigeriaEspionageAdvanced10–
Flax Typhoon2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
MoustachedBouncer1 aliasNation-state APTBelarusEspionageAdvanced1–
Suckfly6 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced7–
Volatile Cedar4 aliasesNation-state APTLebanonEspionageAdvanced3–
Deep Panda11 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
CopyKittens3 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1–
Cleaver5 aliasesCybercrimeIranEspionageAdvanced4–
Poseidon Group1 aliasNation-state APTBrazilEspionageAdvanced––
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