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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.

504 of 595 published profiles shown

Morpheus
RansomwareFinancial

Morpheus is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Radiant
RansomwareFinancial

Radiant is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
MinimalProfile →
Global
aka Global Cybernetic Collective
RansomwareFinancial

Global is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Prolock
aka PwndLocker
RansomwareFinancial

Prolock is a ransomware group with a financial motive. It targets 3 sectors, including Government, and Defense and Aerospace, in the United States.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
3malware
IntermediateProfile →
Insomnia
RansomwareFinancial

Insomnia is a ransomware group with a financial motive. It targets 9 sectors, including Government and Manufacturing, in the United States and Panama.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Runsomewares
RansomwareFinancial

Runsomewares is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
MinimalProfile →
ToufanIran
aka Toufan Al-Aqsa
RansomwareUnknown

Toufan is an Iran-attributed ransomware group. It targets 8 sectors, including Manufacturing and Technology, in 4 countries, including the United States and Canada.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Doommageddon
RansomwareFinancial

Doommageddon is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
HellsingChina
UnclassifiedUnknown

Hellsing is a China-attributed threat actor group. It targets 3 sectors, including Government and Manufacturing, in 5 countries, including the United States and India.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Mamba
aka HDDCryptor
RansomwareFinancial

Mamba is a ransomware group with a financial motive. It targets 8 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 4 countries, including the United States and India.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Flocker
RansomwareUnknown

Flocker is a ransomware group. It targets 5 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 7 countries, including the United States and Canada.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
GraylingChina
Nation-state APTEspionage

Grayling is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
4malware
Not ratedProfile →
PowerPool
Nation-state APTEspionage

PowerPool is a nation-state APT group with an espionage motive. It targets organisations in 9 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
6malware
Not ratedProfile →
Domestic KittenIran
Nation-state APTEspionage

Domestic Kitten is an Iran-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
4malware
Not ratedProfile →
Wannacry
aka WannaCrypt · WanaCrypt0r · WCrypt +2
RansomwareUnknown

Wannacry is a ransomware group. It targets organisations in 12 countries, including the United States and India.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Nitrogen
RansomwareFinancial

Nitrogen is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Earth BerberokaChina
aka GamblingPuppet
Nation-state APTEspionage

Earth Berberoka is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
7malware
Not ratedProfile →
Tengu
aka Shisa
RansomwareUnknown

Tengu is a ransomware group. It targets 3 sectors, including Manufacturing, and Retail and Consumer, in 7 countries, including the United States and India.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
HadesRussia
aka WildFire Locker · Hades Locker · Operation “TrickyMouse”
RansomwareFinancial

Hades is a Russia-attributed ransomware group with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
5malware
Not ratedProfile →
Iah6477
aka Cinder
RansomwareFinancial

Iah6477 is a ransomware group with a financial motive. It targets 8 sectors, including Manufacturing and Finance, in the United States.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
Anchor Panda, APT 14China
aka Anchor Panda · APT 14 · Aluminum +1
Nation-state APTEspionage

Anchor Panda, APT 14 is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
3malware
Not ratedProfile →
Dark-project
RansomwareFinancial

Dark-project is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
1malware
Not ratedProfile →
CronRussia
CybercrimeFinancial

Cron is a Russia-attributed cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
3malware
Not ratedProfile →
i-SoonChina
UnclassifiedIdeology

i-Soon is a China-attributed threat actor group with an ideological motive.

0TTPs
–No CVE data
0malware
AdvancedProfile →
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