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Nation-state APTEspionageAdvanced sophistication · State-backed

Dark Caracal

Dark Caracal is a Lebanon-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 13 sectors, including Government and Manufacturing, in 31 countries, including the United States and India. It uses 24 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

Also known as
  • ATK 27
  • TAG-CT3
  • G0070
  • Operation “Dark Caracal”
Origin
Lebanon
Techniques
24
Exploited CVEs
No CVE data
First seen
Jan 1, 2012
Last seen
Nov 26, 2020
Record updated

Who They Target.

Labelsespionageglobal

About Dark Caracal.

Dark Caracal is threat group that has been attributed to the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security (GDGS) and has operated since at least 2012.

Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.