Lookout has identified a new, highly targeted family known as Desert Scorpion in the Google Play Store. The app is believed to be being used to target people in the Middle East. The company has removed the app from the Play Store after it was found to be in use of the same way as the other. The threat is likely to be linked to a political party in the U.S. that may be using the same name as the name of a political operative or a government official to launch the attack.”]
Source: https://blog.lookout.com/desert-scorpion-google-play