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Threat Actors Targeting the United States.

Brandefense tracks 595 threat actors known to target the United States. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Manufacturing, Technology and Government.

264 of 595 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
RipperSec0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyIntermediate–megaMedusa
Chen Zhi1 aliasCybercrimeCambodiaFinancialExpert––
RagnarLocker1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced6anydesk
WildNeutron4 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–HesperBot
Trinity0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate–FrameworkPOS
Red Heron0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced–JITTERLY
Rancoz0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Akira ransomware
Chinese State-Sponsored APTs0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced–JDY botnet
Ababil of Minab0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyIntermediate1–
Raxor4040 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyMinimal––
Settra0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Settra
SUB-ZER00 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
UNC70170 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced–CROSSROAD
Frag0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Akira ransomware
Payoutsking3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Payoutsking
Scarab1 aliasRansomwareChinaEspionageNot rated–Scarabey
OriginalCrazyOldFart0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Big Star Labs0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–BlockSite
Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)0 aliasesUnclassifiedIranIdeologyAdvanced–Chosen Brick
Cyber Caliphate0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyIntermediate–Njworm
UTA05600 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated3BlueMoon
Extortion Com0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
IRL Com0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialMinimal––
Hacker Com0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
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