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APT34

Also known as:OilRigCavern Manticore

As of 2026-07-21, APT34 is a Iran-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning malware, ics scada. Also known as OilRig, Cavern Manticore. ATT&CK coverage spans 62 techniques across 14 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1020 (Automated Exfiltration), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information).

Tracked threats
21 critical · 1 high
First seen
2026-03-06
Last seen
2026-07-21
ATT&CK techniques
62across 2 of 2 threats
Related CVEs
0None referenced
Attribution
IranNation or origin
Nation: Iran · 2 tracked threat(s) · Categories: MALWARE, ICS_SCADA

Activity timeline

APT34 appears in 2 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-03 with 1 report.

ATT&CK techniques observed

62 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats · Command and Control (11), Discovery (10), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (7), Impact (6), Execution (4), Initial Access (4)
  • T1005 Data from Local System — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1020 Automated Exfiltration — Exfiltrationobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltrationobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1046 Network Service Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1110 Brute Force — Credential Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1008 Fallback Channels — Command and Controlobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1018 Remote System Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares — Lateral Movementobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1021.006 Windows Remote Management — Lateral Movementobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027.003 Steganography — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027.004 Compile After Delivery — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1036 Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats

Tracked threats