NIMBUS MANTICORE

Sponsor not attributed · ATT&CK G1059
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APAC targets
65
Techniques
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Incidents
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News · 30d
Profile
Also known as: COBALT SMOKEY, TA455, UNC1549

[NIMBUS MANTICORE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1059) is a State Sponsored cyber espionage group associated with the Iranian Regime specifically the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). [NIMBUS MANTICORE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1059) has employed social engineering attacks to include HR related themes and has leveraged custom malware against its victims. [NIMBUS MANTICORE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1059) has sought sensitive information in victims’ environments to include network/IT documentation, intellectual property and emails. [NIMBUS MANTICORE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1059) has also leveraged compromised organizations as pivot points to access other organizations of interest. [NIMBUS MANTICORE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1059) has been active since 2021 and has targeted critical infrastructure organizations to include aviation, aerospace, telecommunications and defense and information technology related organizations within the United States, Australia, Midde East and Europe.

ATT&CK techniques · 65
Incidents attributed
  • No incident in the register is attributed to this actor.
In the news
  • No Asia-Pacific article names this actor yet.
Targets
No victim countries in the sources.
Relevance to the EU
EU relevance: Low
No EU member state among its known victims and no overlap with EU projects
No EU cooperation projects recorded in its target countries.
References
Sources: MITRE