{
  "id": "void-manticore",
  "name": "VOID MANTICORE",
  "aliases": [
    "COBALT MYSTIQUE",
    "Handala Hack",
    "Homeland Justice",
    "Karma",
    "Karmabelow80",
    "BANISHED KITTEN",
    "Red Sandstorm"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "State-sponsored cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "summary": "VOID MANTICORE is a threat group assessed to operate on behalf of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Active since at least mid-2022, VOID MANTICORE has targeted government entities, critical infrastructure, and private sector organizations across Albania, Israel, and the United States.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1055"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2022,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1055"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2022"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G1055",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1055"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Active since at least mid-2022, VOID MANTICORE has targeted government entities, critical infrastructure, and private sector organizations across Albania, Israel, and the United States.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1055"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "campaigns",
      "v": "HomeLand Justice (C0038, 2021–2022)",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1055"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 63,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1055"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "VOID MANTICORE is a threat group assessed to operate on behalf of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Active since at least mid-2022, VOID MANTICORE has targeted government entities, critical infrastructure, and private sector organizations across Albania, Israel, and the United States. VOID MANTICORE conducts destructive cyber operations, combining wiper attacks with hack-and-leak campaigns. The group has operated under multiple public-facing personas, including HomeLand Justice in operations against Albania, Karma and Karma Below in campaigns targeting Israeli organizations, and Handala Hack, its current primary persona, which has claimed activity against Israeli and U.S. entities, including a March 2026 attack against Stryker Corporation. VOID MANTICORE has been observed collaborating with Scarred Manticore, which has been linked to initial access operations preceding VOID MANTICORE’s activity. 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 G1055)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/void-manticore.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g1055": {
      "title": "VOID MANTICORE, Group G1055",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1055/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}