# Dark Caracal: threat group profile

> Dark Caracal is a threat group thought to operate from Lebanon. Public reporting links it to 11 attack techniques. This free profile shows how it works, stage by stage, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack techniques | 11 (plus 8 sub-techniques) |
| Thought to operate from | Lebanon |
| Other names | 1 |
| Public reports | 3 |

## Who is Dark Caracal?

Dark Caracal is a threat group thought to operate from Lebanon. Public reporting links it to 11 attack techniques.

### Also known as

G0070

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

### What public reporting says

> Lookout and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have discovered Dark Caracal, a persistent and prolific actor, who at the time of writing is believed to be administered out of a building belonging to the Lebanese General Security Directorate in Beirut. At present, we have knowledge of hundreds of gigabytes of exfiltrated data, in 21+ countries, across thousands of victims. Stolen data includes enterprise intellectual property and personally identifiable information.

## How does Dark Caracal attack? Stage by stage

Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 11 linked to Dark Caracal. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Public reporting also lists 8 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.

### 1. Research (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 2. Preparation (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 3. Getting in (2)

- T1189: Drive-by Compromise
- T1566: Phishing

### 4. Running code (2)

- T1059: Command and Scripting Interpreter
- T1204: User Execution

### 5. Staying in (1)

- T1547: Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

### 6. Taking control (1)

- T1547: Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

### 7. Hiding (2)

- T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information
- T1218: System Binary Proxy Execution

### 8. Disabling defences (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 9. Stealing passwords (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 10. Looking around (1)

- T1083: File and Directory Discovery

### 11. Spreading (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 12. Gathering data (2)

- T1005: Data from Local System
- T1113: Screen Capture

### 13. Keeping contact (1)

- T1071: Application Layer Protocol

### 14. Taking data out (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 15. Causing damage (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

## Public reports about Dark Caracal

- https://info.lookout.com/rs/051-ESQ-475/images/Lookout_Dark-Caracal_srr_20180118_us_v.1.0.pdf
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2020/bandook-signed-delivered
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0070/

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is Dark Caracal?

Dark Caracal is a threat group thought to operate from Lebanon. Public reporting links it to 11 attack techniques.

### Where is Dark Caracal thought to be based?

Public reporting places Dark Caracal as operating from Lebanon. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

### How does Dark Caracal attack?

Public reporting links Dark Caracal to 11 attack techniques. Most of them are about getting in, running code and hiding.

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