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Cybercrime

GOLD SKYLINE

ObjectivesBusiness Email Compromise, Financial Gain
AliasesWire-Wire Group 1 (Secureworks CTU)
ToolsiSpySoftware

Summary

GOLD SKYLINE is a financially motivated cybercriminal threat group operating from Nigeria engaged in high-value wire fraud facilitated by business email compromise (BEC) and spoofing (BES). Also known as Wire-Wire Group 1 (WWG1), GOLD SKYLINE has been active since at least 2016 and relies heavily on compromised email accounts, social engineering, and increasingly malware to divert inter-organization funds transfers.
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