APT-C-23 is a threat group that has been active since at least 2014.1 APT-C-23 has primarily focused its operations on the Middle East, including Israeli military assets. APT-C-23 has developed mobile spyware targeting Android and iOS devices since 2017.2
- symantec_mantis
- welivesecurity_apt-c-23
Claims and citations
Every claim comes from a writer; provenance is the writer's assertion, not a review verdict from this directory. Validity reads by citation year.
| predicate | object | Valid | Conf. | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also_known_as | APT-C-23 | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Mantis | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Arid Viper | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Desert Falcon | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | TAG-63 | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Grey Karkadann | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Big Bang APT | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Two-tailed Scorpion | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | 双尾熊 | — → … | 60 | src_0e0b2199-b766-47ad-af5a-891db001f83e |
Technique use
No technique use yet; ATT&CK sync fills it by citation year.
Aliases
APT-C-23 · Arid Viper · Big Bang APT · Desert Falcon · Grey Karkadann · Mantis · TAG-63 · Two-tailed Scorpion · 双尾熊
Reading and review
Records are auto-ingested and not human-reviewed. Confidence is the writer's 0–100 value; bands split at ≥80 / 50–79 / <50 into high / medium / low. The four trust axes (synthetic, lifecycle, band, source count) stay separate and never merge into one score.