Probably the most well-known name of hackers, Anonymous is a decentralized hacking collective that originated in the depths of 4chan’s anonymous forums
The APT41 is a state-endorsed Clandstein active group based in the People’s Republic of China that has been active since 2012.
Lazarus Group is a famous hacker group that was created in North Korea in 1998 and is still active today.
LulzSec is a gray hat group that hacks the day-to-day operations of high-profile companies and organizations.
DarkSide is a newer Eastern European RaaS hacker that is perceived as one of the world’s most dangerous hacking groups.
The Legion of Doom was an American hacker group founded by a hacker known as Lex Luthor after a rift with his previous group, the Knights of Shadow.
APT28 is unsurprisingly an Advanced Persistent Threat group. All of their targets are targets that the Russian government is interested in, they speak Russian, and they’ve been traced back to a government sponsor in Moscow so it seems like a possibility.
Conti, also known as Ryuk, is a ransomware as a service (RaaS) black hat hacker group that originated in Russia in 2018. This group sought to target institutions ranging from financial services, education, technology, and health care.
Clop is a cybercriminal organization known for its multilevel extortion techniques and global malware distribution.
Sometimes written as “CL0P”, specialised in ransomware that has been linked to TA505 and FIN11, is a financially motivated hacking group that is believed to be operating in Russian-speaking countries. Also uses aggressive tactics to get victims to pay up, such as sending targeted messages to executives and other high-profile members of the organization.
