# Dark Caracal

> As of 2026-08-29, Dark Caracal is a Lebanon-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning malware, apt. ATT&CK coverage spans 28 techniques across 11 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information), T1055 (Process Injection), T1057 (Process Discovery).

- **Nation:** Lebanon
- **Tracked threats:** 2
- **Categories:** MALWARE, APT
- **As of:** 2026-08-29

## ATT&CK techniques observed

28 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats. Tactics: Discovery (5), Command and Control (4), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (4), Execution (3), Collection (2), Credential Access (2).

- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1055](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1055) Process Injection — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1057](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1057) Process Discovery — Discovery — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1012](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1012) Query Registry — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1021](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021) Remote Services — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1021.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.005) VNC — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1056](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056) Input Capture — Collection — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1056.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056.001) Keylogging — Collection — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1059](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059) Command and Scripting Interpreter — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082) System Information Discovery — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1090](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1090) Proxy — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1102.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1102.001) Dead Drop Resolver — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1112](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1112) Modify Registry — Defense Impairment — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1140](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1140) Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1204](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1204) User Execution — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats

## Tracked threats

- [Dark Caracal Deploys New GoCaracal Malware with Ethereum-Based C2 Resilience in Venezuela Breach](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2219) — HIGH
- [Dark Caracal Expands Espionage Arsenal with GoCaracal Framework and AsioGate Backdoor](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2158) — HIGH

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Dark%20Caracal