Fast and Furious – Nimbus Manticore Operations During the Iranian Conflict

Key Findings The Iranian, IRGC affiliated, threat actor Nimbus Manticore resurfaced during Operation Epic Fury, the US military campaign against Iran launched on February 28, 2026, demonstrating newly adopted techniques and enhanced capabilities. The campaign leveraged malicious lures impersonating organizations in the aviation and software sectors across the United States, Europe and the Middle East. For the first time, we observed the use of SEO poisoning as an additional malware delivery meth