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Threat actors by type

Nation-state APT Threat Actors.

Brandefense tracks 364 nation-state APT groups. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Government, Defense and Aerospace, and Manufacturing.

312 of 364 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
TA27221 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–NanoCore
UNC41910 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–BLUEHAZE
GreyVibe0 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated–LegionRelay
SandCat0 aliasesNation-state APTUzbekistanEspionageNot rated–Chainshot
TAG-280 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Cobalt Strike
UAC-01940 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated–SparkRAT
Hydrochasma0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–Cobalt Strike
Karkadann1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–Commercial Spyware
Blackwood0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–NSPX30
The Big Bang0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–Big Bang
CloudSorcerer1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced–GrewApacha
GreenCharlie0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated–GORBLE
TwoSail Junk1 aliasNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–dmsSpy
GamaCopy0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–UltraVNC
CardinalLizard0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Korplug
TIDRONE0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–CLNTEND
Rampant Kitten0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced––
WildPressure1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–Milum
DEV-01470 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Cobalt Strike
FlyingYeti1 aliasNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated–COOKBOX
Shadow Academy0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated––
Lancefly0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–Merdoor
puNK-0030 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaEspionageNot rated–Downloader
APT-C-123 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated––
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