{
  "id": "dark-caracal",
  "name": "Dark Caracal",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "LBN",
  "category": "State-sponsored cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "LBN"
  ],
  "summary": "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.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Lebanese General Directorate of General Security (GDGS)",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0070"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2012,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0070"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2012"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0070",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0070"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 12,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0070"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "Bandook, CrossRAT, FinFisher",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0070"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "3 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "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. Description adapted from MITRE ATT&CK®, © The MITRE Corporation, used under the ATT&CK Terms of Use.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v20.1 (group G0070)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/dark-caracal.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0070": {
      "title": "Dark Caracal, Group G0070",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0070/",
      "published": "2026-09-02",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}