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Nation-state APT Threat Actors.

Brandefense tracks 294 nation-state APT groups. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Government, Defense and Aerospace, and Manufacturing.

24 of 29 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Kimsuky8 aliasesNation-state APTSouth KoreaIdeologyAdvanced23–
APT2828 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyStrategic48–
APT2928 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyStrategic27–
APT357 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced50–
MuddyWater18 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced27–
APT415 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyStrategic29–
APT376 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaIdeologyAdvanced29–
Mustang Panda11 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced13–
Volt Typhoon7 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced44–
FSB Centre 1619 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced14–
APT277 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedIdeologyAdvanced17–
Gamaredon9 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced5–
UNC38860 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced13–
SideWinder11 aliasesNation-state APTPakistanIdeologyAdvanced6–
Bitter6 aliasesNation-state APTPakistanIdeologyAdvanced16–
Pioneer Kitten9 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced17–
Lotus Blossom4 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced7–
BRONZE BUTLER12 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced10–
Silk Typhoon5 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced17–
TA4468 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced6–
Violet Typhoon8 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced2–
Winnti3 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced15–
Stealth Falcon3 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedIdeologyAdvanced10Deadglyph
Laundry Bear0 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced1–
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