APT-C-23 G1028
Also known as Mantis, Arid Viper, Desert Falcon, TAG-63, Grey Karkadann, Big Bang APT.
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.
Documented targeting: Defense
Methodology
Relevance is a match on your industry sector and technology stack against the MITRE ATT&CK v19.1 group graph (174 groups, 821 software families, 56 campaigns). It is computed deterministically from that data, with no language model in the request path. It is a relevance match, not threat-intelligence probability data: it tells you which documented actors and techniques are worth emulating for an org like yours, not a forecast that any specific group will act.
TurboPentest can autonomously exercise 0 of 0 of this actor's documented techniques today (0%).
These counts are computed from the vendored MITRE ATT&CK graph and the published coverage map, and are reproducible from source.
Known software
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Launch this pentestFrequently asked questions
Who is APT-C-23 (G1028)?
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.
What sectors does APT-C-23 target?
Based on MITRE ATT&CK, APT-C-23 has been observed targeting Defense.
Can TurboPentest test for APT-C-23?
TurboPentest can autonomously exercise 0 of 0 of this actor's documented techniques today. 0 more need internal or assumed-breach access (the Adversarial-Depth tier), and the rest are out of scope for automated testing.
What does it cost to emulate APT-C-23?
An Audit-Ready pentest starts at $99 per target. If it surfaces zero actionable findings, your next pentest is free.
Reviewed by
Michel Chamberland, Founder & CEO of IntegSec. CISSP, OSCP, OSCE, with 20+ years in offensive security, alumni of IBM X-Force Red and Trustwave SpiderLabs.
Last reviewed July 30, 2026.