Desert Falcons
Active
 
Trojan, Backdoor
2014
 
Windows, Android
2011
 
3,001-5,000
TOP TARGETED COUNTRIES:
Palestine, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, USA, Iraq, Kingdom Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Morocco, Qatar, Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, Canada, Germany, China, Kuwait, Norway, Turkey, Sweden, France, Mexico, Morocco and others
  • Social engineering
  • Cyberespionage
  • Data theft
  • Surveillance
  • the First Known Arabic Cyber Espionage Group
  • Financial institutions
  • Activists
  • Specific individuals
  • Academia/Research
  • Government entities
  • Critical infrastructure engineering firms
  • Business individuals
  • Energy, oil and gas companies
  • Military
  • Trade and commerce
  • Private companies
  • Journalists
  • Politicians
  • Mass media and TV
  • Industrial/machinery
  • Manufacturing
  • Construction
  • Education
  • The Desert Falcons team members count around 30, working in three teams and operating mainly from Palestine, Egypt and Turkey.
The blog post and research paper are available at Securelist.com