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Threat actors by targeted country

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.

336 of 595 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
UAT-63820 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced1Tetra Loader
ALLANITE2 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageAdvanced–PsExec
Ignoble Scorpius0 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–BlackSuit
Edric0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Jasper Sleet1 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialAdvanced––
Vyntra0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Gandcrab1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–GandCrab
053o0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
CrissFib0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Sarcoma1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate–Sarcoma
Abyss3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialModerate–Abyss
Mr.XycanKing0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageMinimal––
Worldleaks1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Everest
Cephalus0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Akira ransomware
TECHNETIUM0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated–China Chopper
UNK_ColtCentury3 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced–Cobalt Strike
Riski Haxor1 aliasUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyMinimal––
D1r1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialExpert–Exfilsquad
Mr.PIMZZZXploit0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyMinimal––
Chinese intelligence services2 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaIdeologyAdvanced––
0xulnar0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Babuk2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Babuk
ST4RSHINY0 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Blacknet000 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated–Atomic Stealer
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