Let\u2019s\u00a0take a look at a visual tool dedicated to real-time monitoring of APTs \u2013 \u201cTargeted Attacks Logbook\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is an interactive map of APTs, and currently it looks more densely populated than it was last year. Even though most of the campaigns reported this year were actually discovered in 2014. Judge yourselves:<\/p>\n This is 2014 Logbook from our initial announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is how it looks today<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The colors of the \u201cships\u201d are indicative of the number of the APT\u2019s victims. As we see, most of them are within green-cyan range, although Desert Falcons, publicized in the first quarter of 2015, might have snatched up to 5K of the targets.<\/p>\n Aside from Falcons, there are just three other APTs identified in Q1, 2015:<\/p>\n Equation APT<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 the \u201cmothership\u201d, \u201cDeath Star\u201d of APTs, a massive cyberespionage framework, probably as old as 12 years old (according to the latest data, first known sample is dated 2002, but it may be even older).<\/p>\n Carbanak<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 the first ever criminal APT, but most likely not the last one.<\/p>\n Animal Farm<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 a french-speaking cyberespionage campaign, also quite old and massive, accounting for up to 5K victims.<\/p>\n A few more have been publicized since the end of Q1 \u2013 such as Hellsing APT (that surfaced after its counter-attack on yet another threat actor \u2013 Naikon), CozyDuke, SpringDragon and Duqu 2 which happened to be directed right at us, \u201cKaspersky Lab\u201d :-)<\/p>\n And then there was Grabit.<\/p>\n At a glimpse, APTs are something that belongs entirely to that grey area of high (geo)politics: most of these campaigns, regardless of their size, are targeting large entities in an apparent attempt to gather intelligence of global importance from their targets. And these targets are mostly governmental organizations, embassies, as well as major players in various industries.<\/p>\n Then Carbanak and Grabit arrived<\/strong><\/p>\n They are very different from each other, but they do have something in common: neither are playing by a book.<\/p>\n Carbanak<\/strong><\/a> is the first ever entirely criminal APT. It has nothing to do with politics; it\u2019s all about stealing money from banks, not extracting valuable data.<\/p>\n![\"apts2014\"](\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2017\/05\/06020337\/apts2014-1024x503.png\")
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