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Threat actor

Anonymous Lebanon

Attribution profile

Type
Activist
Location
Lebanon
Known incidents
1 incident
First seen
2015-10-25
Last seen
2015-10-25
Updated
2026-08-01 08:18
Aliases
2 aliases

STIX characteristics

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Profile narrative

Anonymous Lebanon is a hacktivist entity that operates under the alias @AnonLeb2015 and is publicly associated with the broader Anonymous collective. The actor’s known location is Lebanon, and it identifies itself as a Lebanese branch of the international Anonymous movement. This affiliation situates the group within a decentralized network of individuals who engage in various forms of online activism, although no specific hierarchical structure or membership size has been disclosed for this particular branch. The actor’s presence in open‑source reporting is limited to a single documented incident, which provides the basis for any factual description of its activities.

On October 25, 2015, Anonymous Lebanon carried out a defacement campaign targeting several websites belonging to the Lebanese government. The action was reported via a tweet from the account @thelebanesehive, which included a link to the defaced pages and noted that the Lebanese branch of Anonymous was responsible. The defacement involved altering the public-facing content of the government sites, a tactic that constitutes a disruption of normal service and visibility. No accompanying malware deployment, data exfiltration, or financial gain was mentioned in the source material, and the incident was described solely as a website defacement event. The timing and target selection suggest a focus on governmental institutions within Lebanon, though the exact strategic intent behind the operation is not elaborated in the available reports.

The observed tactics, techniques, and procedures for Anonymous Lebanon are confined to the website defacement method demonstrated in the 2015 incident. No specific malware families, exploit kits, or initial access vectors such as phishing or credential theft are referenced in the provided sources. The defacement approach aligns with the broader Anonymous pattern of using web‑based alterations to convey messages or protest, yet no further detail about tooling, scripting, or infrastructure is publicly attributed to this branch. No additional campaigns or operations have been publicly reported for Anonymous Lebanon beyond the 2015 government website defacement, and no clear links to state sponsors, state‑to‑state actors, criminal consortia, or financial motivations have been established in the open‑source record. Consequently, the profile of Anonymous Lebanon remains defined by this single, verified act of disruption and its association with the Anonymous label.

Incidents

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1 incident
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