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Threat Actors Volatile Cedar

Also known as: Lebanese Cedar, Lebanon, DeftTorero, VolcanicTimber, Volatile Cedar

Description

Volatile Cedar is a Lebanese threat group that has targeted individuals, companies, and institutions worldwide. Volatile Cedar has been operating since 2012 and is motivated by political and ideological interests.(Citation: CheckPoint Volatile Cedar March 2015)(Citation: ClearSky Lebanese Cedar Jan 2021)

TTP Summary

The modus operandi for this attacker group initially targets publicly facing web servers, with both automatic and manual vulnerability discovery. Once in control of a server, the attackers further penetrate the targeted internal network via various means, including manual online hacking as well as an automated USB infection mechanism.

Goals & Targeting

Targeted Countries / Regions

US
GB
IL
middle_east
europe

AI Analysis

No AI analysis yet.

ATT&CK Techniques

Observed Data

No observed data linked yet.

Indicators of Compromise

Domain 10 MD5 Hash 10

References

  1. ClearSky Lebanese Cedar Jan 2021 — ClearSky Cyber Security. (2021, January). “Lebanese Cedar” APT Global Lebanese Espionage Campaign Leveraging Web Servers. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. CheckPoint Volatile Cedar March 2015 — Threat Intelligence and Research. (2015, March 30). VOLATILE CEDAR. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

Intel Summary

5

Techniques

3

Tools

1

Campaigns

40

IOCs

0

Observed Data

4

Tactics

Tags

APT

Details

MITRE ID
G0123
Type
Unknown
Resource Level
Unknown
Primary Motivation
Espionage
Country of Origin
L
Confidence
90%
Added
May 2, 2026
STIX ID
intrusion-set--b2e34388-6938-4c59-a702-80dc219e15e3
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