Everyshore Intelligence Network

EIN-Advisory: Adeel — Elevated Covert Threat After Manticore Ambush (2025-10-30)

Date: 2025-10-30
System: Adeel (0.4, Lowsec — Everyshore)
Threat Status: ELEVATED — Targeted Covert Threat Detected

Executive summary

• A surgical strike was recorded in Adeel at 10:46:55 UTC on 2025-10-30: pilot Cillian Dioltas in a Manticore (stealth bomber) destroyed an Anathema (covert ops frigate, flown by Friedrich Von Imhoff).
• The engagement indicates a focused, stealth-enabled hunter operating in-system; capability and behavior are consistent with targeted interdiction / anti-scout operations.
• Immediate risk to small, covert, and intelligence-gathering vessels in Adeel is elevated. Data confidence: LOW (single confirmed event), but threat should be treated as active and credible until further activity shows otherwise.

Observed facts

• Attacker: Cillian Dioltas — Manticore (Stealth Bomber).
• Victim: Friedrich Von Imhoff — Anathema (Covert Ops Frigate).
• Time: 2025-10-30 10:46:55 UTC (mid‑morning EVE time).
• Behavior: Cloaked/ambush-style strike against a cloaky scout-class ship.

Tactical assessment

• The Manticore’s presence demonstrates capability for high-alpha, cloaked ambushes against fragile, uncloaked or mispositioned covert ships. Even a single effective pilot can deny scout and covert movement in a lowsec system.
• Operating window for this incident was during a lower-traffic time (mid-morning UTC), a common window for precision stealth operations. Future strikes may favor off-peak hours but can occur any time.

Advisory — Immediate actions for pilots operating in/through Adeel

1. Treat Adeel as high-risk for covert/scout traffic until further notice. Assume cloaked hunters may be present.
2. Do NOT transit the system in lone Covert Ops frigates, cloaky scouts, small haulers, or other high-value fragile ships unless tactical controls are in place.
3. Employ active local countermeasures when operating small ships:
   • Maintain regular D-Scan checks before and after landing on grid.
   • Use scouts or fast overwatch (interceptors/fast tackle) rather than single-scout approaches.
   • Keep ships aligned to a safe (or a known warp-out vector) and be prepared to warp off immediately.
   • Use safe bookmarks and scatter-warp tactics when moving through the system.
4. When moving critical assets, consider larger, more survivable hulls or convoying with local support rather than single-ship covert runs.
5. Expect the attacker to favor non-peak hours (morning/late night UTC) but retain vigilance at all times.
6. Avoid lingering on gates/warp-in points, and avoid predictable approach profiles that allow an ambusher to pre-lock and alpha strike.
7. If you must undertake reconnaissance, prefer layered reconnaissance (multiple assets/orbiting overwatch) rather than single cloaky probes alone.

Operational notes / threat profile

• Primary hostile actor: Cillian Dioltas — designated as “Covert Hunter.” Treat as a single, high-efficiency operator until additional actors are confirmed.
• Possible methodology: pre-positioned cloaked bomber(s) with rapid strike intent; may operate alone or with unseen support (interdictors/EW) — support elements were not observed on the killmail but cannot be ruled out.

Data confidence & caveats

• Confidence: LOW — analysis is based on one killmail. This advisory is precautionary and rooted to the confirmed event.
• Known intelligence gaps: corporate/alliance affiliation and longer-term presence of the attacker are unknown. Persistence of the threat in Adeel cannot be inferred from a single event.

Concluding guidance

• Restrict covert/scout operations in Adeel while exercising heightened caution. Adjust transit plans, avoid single-ship scouting runs, and favor redundancy and speed when movement through the system is necessary. Continued vigilance during off-peak UTC hours is especially warranted.

This advisory is based solely on the supplied incident data and the tactical inferences therein.