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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.

96 of 294 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
APT58 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced6–
BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced6–
DarkHydrus4 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced5–
Confucius2 aliasesNation-state APTIndiaEspionageAdvanced3–
Laundry Bear0 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced1–
APT114 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1–
UNC52211 aliasNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced4–
Ferocious Kitten1 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1–
CyberAv3ngers1 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced––
TEMP.Veles4 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageAdvanced1–
Taidoor0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced4–
Dust Storm2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5–
Strider2 aliasesNation-state APTUnited StatesEspionageAdvanced––
Silent Librarian7 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced14–
Molerats2 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced1–
Naikon0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1–
Putter Panda9 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced10–
Admin@3384 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3–
Ajax Security Team7 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced9–
IndigoZebra1 aliasNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced––
APT305 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1–
PittyTiger5 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced5–
Dark Caracal4 aliasesNation-state APTLebanonEspionageAdvanced––
LazyScripter1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced1–
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