Libyan Scorpions

First seen

2015-09-01 00:00:00

Origin

LY

Primary motivation

espionage

Sophistication

intermediate

Resource level

team

Actor type

nation-state

Profile updated

2026-07-07 11:45:53

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector media-and-entertainment

Targeted regions: country_code:ly

Context

Libyan Scorpions is a malware operation in use since September 2015 and operated by a politically motivated group whose main objective is intelligence gathering, spying on influentials and political figures and operate an espionage campaign within Libya.