A large international corporation has been experiencing consistent network probing and has identified the attacker's origin as a well-funded organization with political motives, which leverages high-level expertise to avoid detection and attribution. What type of threat actor is most likely responsible for this activity?
Based on the description provided, the attacker is most likely a Nation-state actor. Nation-state actors are typically well-funded, have political motives, and possess advanced capabilities to avoid detection and carry out sophisticated attacks. Unskilled attackers usually lack funding and high-level expertise; hacktivists could have political motives but do not typically possess the level of sophistication described; insider threats involve individuals within the organization itself.
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