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VOID MANTICORE

G10551 reports
aliases · VOID MANTICORE · COBALT MYSTIQUE · Handala Hack · Homeland Justice · Karma · Karmabelow80 · BANISHED KITTEN · Red Sandstorm
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Analyst assessment — key judgments

  • Primary targeting: IR, US, IL.
  • Activity declining: 0 report(s) in last 30d vs 1 prior (-100%).
  • Assessment confidence: n/a.

Activity & trend

DecliningLast 30d: 0 vs 1 prior (-100%)· first reported 2026-06-02 · last 2026-06-02
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Reporting timeline · 12 months

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Overview

Analyst triage
Intelligence summary

VOID MANTICORE is a threat group assessed to operate on behalf of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).(Citation: Check Point VOID MANTICORE Handala Hack March 2026) 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.(Citation: Check Point VOID MANTICORE Handala Hack March 2026)(Citation: Palo Alto VOID MANTICORE Iran Cyber Threats March 2026) VOID MANTICORE conducts destructive cyber operations, combining wiper attacks with hack-and-leak campaigns. The group has operated under multiple public-facing personas, including (LinkByld: C0038) 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.(Citation: Check Point VOID MANTICORE Handala Hack March 2026)(Citation: DOJ FBI Handala Hack March 2026) VOID MANTICORE has been observed collaborating with Scarred Manticore, which has been linked to initial access operations preceding VOID MANTICORE’s activity.(Citation: Domain Tools Handala Hack Karma Homeland Justice MOIS April 2026)

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