Threat Actor

Volatile Cedar

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.

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Techniques
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Software
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indicators on this record

Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--b2e34388-6938-4c59-a702-80dc219e15e3
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-01T12:34:03+00:00
Type
intrusion-set

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (5)

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Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190)

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network. The weakness in the system can be a

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Ingress Tool Transfer (T1105)

Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment. Tools or files may be copied from an external ad

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Vulnerability Scanning (T1595.002)

Adversaries may scan victims for vulnerabilities that can be used during targeting. Vulnerability scans typically check if the configuration of a targ

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Web Shell (T1505.003)

Adversaries may backdoor web servers with web shells to establish persistent access to systems. A Web shell is a Web script that is placed on an openl

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Wordlist Scanning (T1595.003)

Adversaries may iteratively probe infrastructure using brute-forcing and crawling techniques. While this technique employs similar methods to [Brute F

Software & Tools (2)

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Caterpillar WebShell [malware]

Caterpillar WebShell is a self-developed Web Shell tool created by the group [Volatile Cedar](https://attac

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Explosive [malware]

Explosive is a custom-made remote access tool used by the group [Volatile Cedar](https://attack.mitre.org/g

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