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Threat actors by targeted country

Threat Actors Targeting the United States.

Brandefense tracks 604 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.

552 of 604 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Stealth Mango and Tangelo0 aliasesNation-state APTPakistanEspionageNot rated––
Chaya_0040 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Supershell
PlushDaemon0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–SlowStepper
Beast1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Beast
ScamClub0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated–Malicious JavaScript
GTG-150010 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated––
BazarCall2 aliasesUnclassifiedUnattributedUnknownNot rated–Bazar
Donex0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated–Donex
Section90 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Section9
J1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated–J
Lead2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Cobalt Strike
Cry00 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Cry0
Weyhro0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated––
Bitpaymer2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–BitPaymer
Nexus Zeta1 aliasUnclassifiedUnited StatesUnknownNot rated–Nexus
Cyber Berkut1 aliasNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated––
Chort0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated–Chort
SilkSpecter0 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated––
Netrunner0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated–Netrunner
Lorenz1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated–Lorenz
Rebornvc2 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialIntermediate––
Sekhmet0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Sekhmet
OurMine2 aliasesCybercrimeSaudi ArabiaFinancialNot rated––
XinXin2 aliasesUnclassifiedChinaUnknownNot rated–Darcula
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