Who is targeting technology and telecoms organisations?
Public reporting links 20 threat groups to attacks on technology and telecoms organisations, including Grayling, WIZARD SPIDER and Tortoiseshell. 12 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
- 20
- Sectors with their own page
- 7
- Suspected state backing
- 12 of 20
- Countries of origin
- 5
Which groups target technology and telecoms organisations?
All 20 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
- RUWIZARD SPIDERThought to operate from Russia · Suspected state backing
- IRTortoiseshellThought to operate from Iran · Suspected state backing
- ?BackdoorDiplomacyOrigin not known
- PSAridViperThought to operate from Palestinian Territories · Suspected state backing
- IRLYCEUMThought to operate from Iran · Suspected state backing
- CNAPT41Thought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- LBPOLONIUMThought to operate from Lebanon · Suspected state backing
- CNBRONZE VAPORThought to operate from China
- CNEarth BerberokaThought to operate from China
- CNEarth LuscaThought to operate from China
- CNBRONZE SPRINGThought to operate from China
- ?NoName057(16)Origin not known
- CNTianWuThought to operate from China · Suspected state backing
- CNAoqin DragonThought to operate from China
What counts as technology and telecoms?
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 20 threat groups to attacks on technology and telecoms organisations, including Grayling, WIZARD SPIDER, Tortoiseshell, BackdoorDiplomacy and AridViper.
Most are thought to operate from China (11), Iran (4) and Russia (1). 12 of the 20 are thought to have backing from a government.
Public reporting describes technology and telecoms victims in several ways. The narrower sectors with groups of their own are tech (13), telecom (13), high-Tech (7), telecommunications (7), information technology (6), telecomms (3) and semiconductor industry (1).
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