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Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8)

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.(Citation: Lookout Desert Scorpion)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Out of Band Data - T1644 (ec4c4baa-026f-43e8-8f56-58c36f3162dd) Attack Pattern Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware 1
Stored Application Data - T1409 (702055ac-4e54-4ae9-9527-e23a38e0b160) Attack Pattern Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1426 (e2ea7f6b-8d4f-49c3-819d-660530d12b77) Attack Pattern Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware Software Discovery - T1418 (198ce408-1470-45ee-b47f-7056050d4fc2) Attack Pattern 1
Archive Collected Data - T1532 (e3b936a4-6321-4172-9114-038a866362ec) Attack Pattern Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware Download New Code at Runtime - T1407 (6c49d50f-494d-4150-b774-a655022d20a6) Attack Pattern 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware Code Signing Policy Modification - T1632.001 (fcb11f06-ce0e-490b-bcc1-04a1623579f0) Attack Pattern 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware Suppress Application Icon - T1628.001 (f05fc151-aa62-47e3-ae57-2d1b23d64bf6) Attack Pattern 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware Location Tracking - T1430 (99e6295e-741b-4857-b6e5-64989eb039b4) Attack Pattern 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1420 (cf28ca46-1fd3-46b4-b1f6-ec0b72361848) Attack Pattern 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware Audio Capture - T1429 (6683aa0c-d98a-4f5b-ac57-ca7e9934a760) Attack Pattern 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware Contact List - T1636.003 (e0b9ecb8-a7d1-43c7-aa30-8e19c6a92c86) Attack Pattern 1
File Deletion - T1630.002 (ab7400b7-3476-4776-9545-ef3fa373de63) Attack Pattern Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware 1
Video Capture - T1512 (d8940e76-f9c1-4912-bea6-e21c251370b6) Attack Pattern Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware 1
Data from Local System - T1533 (e1c912a9-e305-434b-9172-8a6ce3ec9c4a) Attack Pattern Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware 1
SMS Control - T1582 (b327a9c0-e709-495c-aa6e-00b042136e2b) Attack Pattern Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware 1
Desert Scorpion - S0505 (3271c107-92c4-442e-9506-e76d62230ee8) Malware SMS Messages - T1636.004 (c6421411-ae61-42bb-9098-73fddb315002) Attack Pattern 1
Subvert Trust Controls - T1632 (79cb02f4-ac4e-4335-8b51-425c9573cce1) Attack Pattern Code Signing Policy Modification - T1632.001 (fcb11f06-ce0e-490b-bcc1-04a1623579f0) Attack Pattern 2
Hide Artifacts - T1628 (fc53309d-ebd5-4573-9242-57024ebdad4f) Attack Pattern Suppress Application Icon - T1628.001 (f05fc151-aa62-47e3-ae57-2d1b23d64bf6) Attack Pattern 2
Protected User Data - T1636 (11c2c2b7-1fd4-408f-bc2e-fe772ef9df5e) Attack Pattern Contact List - T1636.003 (e0b9ecb8-a7d1-43c7-aa30-8e19c6a92c86) Attack Pattern 2
File Deletion - T1630.002 (ab7400b7-3476-4776-9545-ef3fa373de63) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal on Host - T1630 (0d4e3bbb-7af5-4c88-a215-0c0906bc1e8d) Attack Pattern 2
Protected User Data - T1636 (11c2c2b7-1fd4-408f-bc2e-fe772ef9df5e) Attack Pattern SMS Messages - T1636.004 (c6421411-ae61-42bb-9098-73fddb315002) Attack Pattern 2