Nation-State Threat Actor
A
nation-state threat actor is a government-affiliated hacker who carries out
malicious activities on behalf of a country or nation-state. These actors are
often motivated by political or economic interests and can be tasked with a
variety of objectives, including:
- Disrupting critical infrastructure
- Stealing industrial secrets
- Gaining access to policy discussions
- Taking down companies that offend leaders
- Conducting disinformation or propaganda campaigns
- Influencing elections
- Disrupting a country's security, economy, or government departments
Nation-state
actors are often well-funded and can use sophisticated cyberattacks and advanced persistent threats (APTs) to operate undetected in a victim's
network. APTs can be challenging to detect and expensive, allowing threat
actors to infiltrate computer systems, steal data, and escalate privileges.
Some
examples of nation-state threat actors include:
Camaro
Dragon
This threat group from China is also known as the Mustang Panda, Bronze President, Earth Preta, Luminous Moth, Red
Delta, and Stately Taurus.
Gamaredon
Also
known as Primitive Bear, UNC530, ACTINIUM, Shuckworm, UAC-0010, and Aqua
Blizzard, this is a threat group from Russia.
RedHotel
A
threat actor reportedly backed by the Chinese government has targeted the
space industry and other critical sectors.
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