{
  "id": "apt-c-23",
  "name": "APT-C-23",
  "aliases": [
    "Mantis",
    "Arid Viper",
    "Desert Falcon",
    "TAG-63",
    "Grey Karkadann",
    "Big Bang APT",
    "Two-tailed Scorpion"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "PSE",
  "category": "Suspected state-linked cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "PSE"
  ],
  "summary": "APT-C-23 is a threat group that has been active since at least 2014. APT-C-23 has primarily focused its operations on the Middle East, including Israeli military assets.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Middle East focus; reported links to Hamas-affiliated actors",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1028"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2014,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1028"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2014"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G1028",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1028"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "APT-C-23 has developed mobile spyware targeting Android and iOS devices since 2017.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1028"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "Micropsia",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1028"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "1 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "APT-C-23 is a threat group that has been active since at least 2014. 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. Description adapted from MITRE ATT&CK®, © The MITRE Corporation, used under the ATT&CK Terms of Use.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v20.1 (group G1028)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/apt-c-23.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g1028": {
      "title": "APT-C-23, Group G1028",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1028/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}