# APT-C-23

> As of 2026-05-30, APT-C-23 is a Palestine-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 1 threat spanning malware. Also known as Arid Viper, Big Bang APT, Desert Falcon, Grey Karkadann.

- **Nation:** Palestine
- **Tracked threats:** 1
- **Categories:** MALWARE
- **Also known as:** Arid Viper, Big Bang APT, Desert Falcon, Grey Karkadann, Mantis, TAG-63, Two-tailed Scorpion, Desert Falcons
- **As of:** 2026-05-30

## Tracked threats

- [Trojanized Red Alert Rocket Warning App — Arid Viper Mobile Spyware Campaign Targeting Israeli Users](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0192) — HIGH

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT-C-23