NIMBUS MANTICORE

MITRE
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[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.(Citation: Mandiant_UNC1549TTPsTools_Nov2025)(Citation: CheckPoint_NimbusManticore_May2026)(Citation: CheckPoint_NimbusManticoreEurope_Sept2025)(Citation: Mandiant_UNC1549_Feb2024)

MITRE ATT&CK: View on MITRE
Techniques Used (65)
ID ATT&CK Tactics
T1003.006 DCSync -
T1007 System Service Discovery -
T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol -
T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares -
T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information -
T1027.015 Compression -
T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service -
T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location -
T1039 Data from Network Shared Drive -
T1046 Network Service Discovery -
T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation -
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery -
T1053.005 Scheduled Task -
T1057 Process Discovery -
T1059.001 PowerShell -
Aliases (6)
UNC1549 TA455 COBALT SMOKEY UNC1549 TA455 COBALT SMOKEY
Metadata
ID: 1134
Created: 14/10/2026 04:00
Updated: 14/10/2026 16:00