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Volatile Cedar

dormant · last signal 2y agoAttribution: ModeratePlausible and partly corroborated — some gaps or single-source elements.

APT / State-sponsored

Lebanese Cedar

Attribution

Lebanon — assessed aligned with Hezbollah (medium confidence)

Origin

Lebanon

First seen

2012

Last active

2021

Motivation

Espionage

Attribution confidence

medium

MENA targeting

Lebanon, Israel, regional

Sectors

Telecom, ISPs, hosting, defense

MITRE ATT&CK

Why it mattersState-sponsored / APT actor, medium confidence, documented targeting Lebanon, Israel, regional (Telecom, ISPs, hosting sectors).

What's nextNo pipeline reports reference this actor yet — Radar mentions may still surface early signal.

No open hunts or recent alerts tracked against this actor right now.

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Uses

Exploit Public-Facing Applicationtechnique

Overview Attribution² TTPs⁵ Indicators Reporting¹ Coverage

Indicators

No indicators linked yet

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Useful?

ATT&CK mapping

→Ingress Tool TransfertechniqueATT&CK mapping

→Vulnerability ScanningtechniqueATT&CK mapping

→Wordlist ScanningtechniqueATT&CK mapping

→Web ShelltechniqueATT&CK mapping

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