Who is targeting government and public sector organisations?
Public reporting links 94 threat groups to attacks on government and public sector organisations, including Grayling, APT18 and Hellsing. 76 of them are thought to have state backing. This page lists them and where they are thought to operate from, so you can see who might come after a business like yours.
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- Threat groups linked
- 94
- Sectors with their own page
- 4
- Suspected state backing
- 76 of 94
- Countries of origin
- 15
Which groups target government and public sector organisations?
All 94 groups public reporting links to this sector. Open one to see who it is, how it works and the sources behind it.
- CNGraylingThought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- CNAPT18Thought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- CNHellsingThought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- CNTonto TeamThought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- CNAPT27Thought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- RUSandwormThought to operate from Russia · Suspected state backing
- VNAPT32Thought to operate from Vietnam · Suspected state backing
- CNAPT17Thought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- CNNaikonThought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- IRRocket KittenThought to operate from Iran · Suspected state backing
- CNLOTUS PANDAThought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- IRCleaverThought to operate from Iran · Suspected state backing
- RUAPT28Thought to operate from Russia · Suspected state backing
- CNRANCORThought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- CNAPT10Thought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
What counts as government and public sector?
Public reporting describes victims in many ways. These narrower sectors each have their own list of groups. Names that mean the same thing share one page.
Public reporting links 94 threat groups to attacks on government and public sector organisations, including Grayling, APT18, Hellsing, Tonto Team and APT27.
Most are thought to operate from China (36), Iran (13) and Russia (9). 76 of the 94 are thought to have backing from a government.
Public reporting describes government and public sector victims in several ways. The narrower sectors with groups of their own are government agencies and services (92), intergovernmental (92), government institutions (91) and political (1).
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