S0505 Desert Scorpion
malwareMobileplatformsAndroid
also known asDesert Scorpion
Desert Scorpion is surveillanceware that has targeted the Middle East, specifically individuals located in Palestine. Desert Scorpion is suspected to have been operated by the threat actor APT-C-23. There are multiple close variants of Desert Scorpion, such as VAMP, GnatSpy, FrozenCell and SpyC23, which add some additional functionality but are not significantly different from the original malware.
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