Cyber Threat Actor: Anonymous Lebanon

The threat actor is known by the alias Anonymous Lebanon. Another alias used by the actor is @AnonLeb2015 on social media platforms. Open‑source reporting indicates that the actor is based in Lebanon. The actor is described as a Lebanese branch of the broader Anonymous collective. On 25 October 2015, the actor carried out a website defacement operation.

The operation targeted multiple websites belonging to the Lebanese government. The defacement was publicly reported via a tweet from the account @thelebanesehive. The tweet containing the report includes a link to the specific status update. The URL for the tweet is https://twitter.com/thelebanesehive/status/658410544043589632/. The observed tactic in this incident was website defacement, which constitutes a disruption of online services.

No details regarding malware families, exploit tools, or initial access vectors were provided in the source. The source does not mention any targeting of private industry or non‑governmental entities. No evidence of financial gain, espionage, or state sponsorship is mentioned in the reporting. The incident is presented as an isolated event rather than part of a sustained campaign. Additional activities attributed to this actor have not been documented in publicly available sources.