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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.

168 of 364 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
NilePhish0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageIntermediate–FinFisher
Earth Lamia0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–BeaverTail
Mofang0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced–MimiKatz
TaskMasters0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–404-input-shell
Blackgear1 aliasNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–Comnie
Vicious Panda0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced–8.t Dropper
BlackOasis1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced5FinFisher
PKPLUG0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced–9002
Libyan Scorpions0 aliasesNation-state APTLibyaEspionageNot rated–DroidJack
Desert Falcons1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageIntermediate–DHS Spyware
TeamSpy Crew4 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaEspionageNot rated–ArdaMax
COBALT JUNO5 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–Android
CopyKittens3 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1Cobalt Strike
Sphinx1 aliasNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–AnubisSpy
Earth Baxia0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced1Cobalt Strike
STTEAM0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageIntermediate–ZHC Shell
Geumseong1211 aliasNation-state APTNorth KoreaEspionageAdvanced––
Gelsemium2 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced3ASPXSpy
Careto, The Mask4 aliasesNation-state APTSpainEspionageNot rated––
APT-C-441 aliasNation-state APTAlgeriaEspionageIntermediate–DroidJack
Ghost Dragon0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageIntermediate–Farfli
UNC70170 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced–CROSSROAD
UNK_LateNight0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–BlueMoon
PuzzleMaker0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageAdvanced––
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