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Cavern Manticore

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Cavern Manticore

Threat actorIR1 report from 1 vendor· last reported 2026-07-06

Cavern Manticore is an Iran-nexus APT primarily targeting Israeli organizations in the government and IT sectors, linked to the MOIS. The group employs a modular command-and-control framework built on a shared .NET foundation, utilizing multiple compilation formats to create an anti-analysis layer. Their operations demonstrate a high operational tempo and a disciplined approach to target selection, particularly during campaigns like "Operation Epic Fury." By decoupling core infrastructure from mission-specific modules, Cavern Manticore enhances operational agility while complicating detection efforts for defenders.

Vendor aliases (1)

The same group is tracked under different names by different vendors.

VendorName
VariousCavern Manticore

MITRE ATT&CK techniques (2)

Indicators of compromise

domainC:\ProgramData\WinDir\WinDirStat.exe
domainSystem.IO
domainSystem.Net
domainauth.hospitalinstallation.com
domaingoogle.com.hospitalinstallation.com
ipv4146.0.0.0
domainASP.NET
domainC:\Users\rick\Desktop\Modules\cavern
domainhospitalinstallation.com
domainC:\ProgramData
hash37e123bd7998af4eae32718ce254776f36365a80ba56952593dab46f536d4066
hash92cae0ad7f98f51a14bcc0ee05e372ebdc29ea96ea7bd161bd3f55198767603b
hash5dc08bda6919a57a85e5f38b857985fa71529ca39c8299868d5a49a987e19b18
hasha4aa217def4c38f4ecacdf47b1cd687f60cc74c18ab75195be3c4357a790bf41
hashb630c96d3763182533d4fb9b614134382bd644cb02c6c1c3ade848b6ecc31e86
hash8e9425c0b46eeb516610ae913d13f2b3f44a023043cb099277031d4ec38a6134
hash0a3663648a46771a5a5423ad01e91a4e7ba825595e99fa934cb35cbb4848adc8
hash5394d3b220de4695f731647e3a70545f951a8912ceb0c6585efab8d6842e8b42
hash30cb4679c4b8599eeb3d63a551716475c6332bdc4d4b4e3de0964aadb3092a10
hash2cb1ad3b22db8e3666ea138fee88034a87a87cf43db3d3265a675ebf221379b0
hash7d586fb7f94182a8e2a0e53c7e4deb898066da029da5cd9972a94a59ca6d255a
hash541b1f417b9e42078c3355693a8a492b6a76048850f6549a429e0be99e6819cb
hashcbc9485db715e1b8cc384fe94b4cceadca4006cda8a5e28adc8848529cfafc93
hashccf218189c3aadb1c761da14bfda3bae686769031e1e1b10007648bd72e34748
domainhttps://adserviceupdate.com/cac.aspx
domainhttps://hygienehistory.com/cac.aspx

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Report timeline

Every report in the Global Intel Library that names Cavern Manticore, newest first. Open any report to see the full analysis with provenance.

  1. Check Point2026-07-06
    Cavern Manticore: Exposing Iran-Linked Modular C2 Framework
    T1071.001T1574.002
    original

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Public research & publications (1)

Open-source reports about this actor collected from MISP Galaxy.