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Threat Actor Index

Active attack groups, organized by government assessments and the vulnerabilities they have actually exploited. Pick the products you run to bring the groups that target them to the top.

Updated 2026-10-23 · daily

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SortAlert levelReports & advisoriesExploited CVEsData leakedRecent activityName (A–Z)
Alert level3+4+5+
MotiveEspionageFinancialDestructiveHacktivism
HasTargeted JapanDisclosed leaksKnown exploited CVEs
My productsMicrosoftFortinetCitrixIvantiVMwareCiscoPalo Alto NetworksSonicWallApacheAtlassianConnectWiseF5FortraZohoJetBrainsVeeamZimbraAdobeBeyondTrustCheck Point

6 groups · about 79.4K records of personal data leaked in total (disclosed)

  1. #01

    Tick

    aka BRONZE BUTLER, REDBALDKNIGHT

    Espionage
    Alert level4 / 5
    Reports & advisories (90 days)
    11
    Known exploited CVEs
    1
    Personal data leaked (disclosed)
    None confirmed
    Motex

    Assessed as Chinese state-sponsored (Sophos)

  2. #02

    Ghost

    aka Cring, Crypt3r, Phantom

    Financial
    Alert level4 / 5
    Reports & advisories (90 days)
    5
    Known exploited CVEs
    7
    Personal data leaked (disclosed)
    None confirmed
    FortinetAdobeMicrosoft

    Assessed as financially motivated actors located in China (US FBI, CISA and MS-ISAC)

  3. #03

    Play

    aka Playcrypt

    Financial
    Alert level4 / 5
    Reports & advisories (90 days)
    4
    Known exploited CVEs
    5
    Personal data leaked (disclosed)
    None confirmed
    FortinetMicrosoftSimpleHelp
  4. #04

    SafePay

    Financial
    Alert level4 / 5
    Reports & advisories (90 days)
    1
    Known exploited CVEs
    5
    Personal data leaked (disclosed)
    None confirmed
    CiscoSonicWallVeeam
  5. #05

    Andariel

    aka Onyx Sleet, PLUTONIUM, Silent Chollima

    EspionageFinancial
    Alert level4 / 5
    Reports & advisories (90 days)
    0
    Known exploited CVEs
    16
    Personal data leaked (disclosed)
    None confirmed
    ApacheJetBrainsCitrixIvantiProgressFortinet

    Assessed as part of North Korea's RGB 3rd Bureau (US FBI, CISA, NSA, South Korea's NIS and police, UK NCSC)

  6. #06

    LockBit

    aka LockBit 3.0, LockBit Black, LockBitSupp

    Financial
    Alert level4 / 5
    Reports & advisories (90 days)
    0
    Known exploited CVEs
    8
    Personal data leaked (disclosed)
    about 79.4K records
    FortinetMicrosoftF5ApacheFortraPaperCut

    Leader identified as a Russian national (UK National Crime Agency (Operation Cronos, incl. Japan's NPA))

Attributions are quoted as assessed by governments and security vendors. VulnPulse does not make attributions itself.

Leak counts only add up figures disclosed by the affected companies or authorities, never the attackers' own claims. We do not list victim names or link to leak sites.

The alert level is calculated automatically from reports and advisories in the last 90 days, known exploited vulnerabilities, and whether the group has targeted Japan.