Golden Falcon
Golden Falcon is a previously unknown threat actor observed during Week 3 of cyber activity tied to the March 2026 Iran-Israel-US war. The actor appeared in reporting as an operationally significant source of geolocated targeting intelligence rather than as a conventional disruptive operator. One cited post from an account identifying itself as Golden Falcon published what appeared to be satellite imagery of a military facility inside Israel and labeled it a military satellite site. Reporting states that Golden Falcon, followed later by Harvesting Time, drove a new trend in the conflict: systematic, geolocated targeting packages covering nuclear facilities, offshore gas platforms, military air bases, refineries, and individual-level location data across more than 10 countries. The content does not provide high-confidence attribution to a nation state, malware, or specific intrusion techniques beyond publication of geolocated imagery and targeting packages. Known alias in the provided content: golden_falcon. Related actor mentioned alongside it: Harvesting Time.
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Targeting
Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Who they target
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
- Military
Where they target
Geographies tied to known operations.
- 🇮🇱 Israel
Tradecraft
2 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
Recent activity
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Previously unknown actor associated with systematic geolocated doxxing and reconnaissance packages against critical infrastructure and military-related targets across multiple countries.
Actor focused on publishing geolocation and imagery-based targeting intelligence on Israeli military infrastructure rather than disruptive attacks.
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