APT-C-23

Arid Viper Big Bang APT Desert Falcon G1028 Grey Karkadann Mantis TAG-63 Two-tailed Scorpion

▲ High Threat

Middle Eastern Government Social Engineering Campaign, Arid Viper Messaging App Exploitation

Origin Middle East

Sponsor unknown

Motivation cyber espionage

Target Sectors

Government Military Diplomatic NGOs Political entities Middle Eastern regional organizations

Spear-phishing via email

Social engineering via messaging applications (WhatsApp, Telegram)

Malicious document delivery (DOCX, PDF)

Deployment of custom backdoors

Credential harvesting

Lure-based malware execution

CISA Advisories ↗

Hacking the mainframe…