GOLD GALLEON is a financially motivated group of at least 20 associates known for Business Email Compromise targeting the maritime sector.
Analyst brief
GOLD GALLEON is a financially motivated cybercriminal group consisting of at least 20 associates. The group primarily targets maritime organizations and their customers across South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Norway, the U.S., Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Colombia. They conduct Business Email Compromise (BEC) and spoofing (BES) campaigns, using inexpensive, publicly available malware similar to other groups like GOLD SKYLINE. Defenders should focus on strengthening email filtering, multi-factor authentication, and monitoring for suspicious payment requests targeting the maritime sector.
GOLD GALLEON
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GOLD GALLEON is a financially motivated cybercriminal threat group comprised of at least 20 criminal associates that collectively carry out business email compromise (BEC) and spoofing (BES) campaigns. The group appears to specifically target maritime organizations and their customers. CTU researchers have observed GOLD GALLEON targeting firms in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Norway, U.S., Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Colombia. The threat actors leverage tools, tactics, and procedures that are similar to those used by other BEC/BES groups CTU researchers have previously investigated, such as GOLD SKYLINE. The groups have used the same caliber of publicly available malware (inexpensive and commodity remote access trojans), crypters, and email lures.