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Detecting Nimbus Manticore and their sideloading infection chains

Nextron Systems
Nextron Systems
Published June 1, 2026Original Report

Threat Actors

Malware Families

Excerpt

During a recent incident, we identified a sophisticated sideloading infection chain dropping a custom implant for data exfiltration. Further analysis allowed us to attribute the activity to the Iran-nexus APT group Nimbus Manticore , also tracked as UNC1549 and Smoke Sandstorm. The group primarily targets aerospace and defense organizations in the Middle East and Europe. Nimbus Manticore is known for targeted phishing operations and the use of custom implants. While…

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Diamond Model

SOCIAL AXISTECHNOLOGY AXISADVERSARYUNC1549INFRASTRUCTUREbusiness-joiners-exam…https://ebix.recruitm…CAPABILITYAsyncRATMETA StealerVICTIMunknown
Adversary(1)
Infrastructure(2)
Capability(2)
Victim

Attack Flow6 steps · MITRE ATT&CK mapped

Initial AccessTA0001T1566
1/6
Phishing
ActionInitiate social engineering via LinkedIn
The threat actor contacts a victim via LinkedIn using a fake recruiter profile and a generous salary offer to lure them.

Indicators of Compromise

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12 indicators

TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
Domainbusiness-joiners-exam.azurewebsiets.netHighScore 58/100First seen
SHA256620c51f4376cb79f0109c21971c28661418ae50b119585e3ffdb8011189fcb7bHighScore 86/100First seen
SHA256072744ce205bb89a36e563a86f30df5689e64eee75106b97ce708551c8194bbcMediumScore 51/100First seen
SHA2569b63b744dc1f3a24f057a404c5622ed0ca933752a00ce05117727c7d11f05536HighScore 56/100First seen
URLhttps://ebix.recruitment-flow.com/HighScore 58/100First seen
SHA256d1f525eb9347133b92e9558e1413558c8348c0f35a62577f60a5192ba38eb776HighScore 56/100First seen
SHA2563628d13d2f8af7663d58dd1aa352c8f12d12233a7318ee203f01f195573a2ed2MediumScore 51/100First seen
SHA25606d12a4c4e3cc725dba37445cebeba41803718ccdb63d9d637355a241f651668HighScore 56/100First seen
SHA256c7ef2ec19d158301773b1590f5b5eeb362a30f725acad8f5b3a230e9f26d14beMediumScore 51/100First seen
SHA2568e5fc0998838559ca8611e6c03fd998a17ffc2eade24715b2fc3e723c712eb8bMediumScore 51/100First seen
SHA256eee657ffdb2af8ed6412221e7d5fbf4f5742f2ac2c88f43f12db46af0697de71MediumScore 51/100First seen
SHA256dfa1e3137a032ee8561a1cd5e1a0f71a10bebb36aef7c336c878638a9c1239eeMediumScore 51/100First seen

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