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Threat actors by type

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 294 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Kimsuky8 aliasesNation-state APTSouth KoreaIdeologyAdvanced23–
APT2828 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyStrategic48–
Lazarus Group16 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialStrategic39–
APT2928 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyStrategic27–
APT357 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced50–
OilRig10 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced34–
APT389 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaFinancialAdvanced65–
MuddyWater18 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced27–
APT415 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyStrategic29–
APT376 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaIdeologyAdvanced29–
APT3215 aliasesNation-state APTVietnamEspionageAdvanced22–
Mustang Panda11 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced13–
GhostEmperor7 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageStrategic47–
Volt Typhoon7 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced44–
Transparent Tribe16 aliasesNation-state APTPakistanEspionageAdvanced5–
Andariel19 aliasesNation-state APTNorth KoreaEspionageAdvanced37–
Earth Lusca4 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced37–
FSB Centre 1619 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced14–
menuPass8 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageAdvanced22–
APT421 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced6–
APT277 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedIdeologyAdvanced17–
Gamaredon9 aliasesNation-state APTRussiaIdeologyAdvanced5–
UNC38860 aliasesNation-state APTChinaIdeologyAdvanced13–
Patchwork19 aliasesNation-state APTIndiaEspionageAdvanced12–
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