# Scattered Canary: threat group profile

> Scattered Canary is a threat group thought to operate from Nigeria. Public reporting about it is still limited. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack techniques | 0 |
| Thought to operate from | Nigeria |
| Other names | 0 |
| Public reports | 3 |

## Who is Scattered Canary?

Scattered Canary is a threat group thought to operate from Nigeria. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### What public reporting says

> When the first member of Scattered Canary, who, for the purposes of this report, we call Alpha, began his operations, he was a lone wolf—working mostly Craigslist scams as he learned the tricks of the trade from a mentor. However, within a few years, he had honed his craft enough to expand into romance scams, where he met his first “employee,” Beta. Once they had secured enough mules via their romance scams to launder their stolen money, they shifted from targeting individuals to targeting enterprises, and the group’s BEC operation was born.

## Public reports about Scattered Canary

- https://cofense.com/blog/gift-card-fraud-ecosystem-shifts-what-paxfuls-closing-means-for-business-email-compromise/
- https://static.fortra.com/agari/pdfs/guide/ag-scattered-canary-gd.pdf
- https://www.agari.com/blog/covid-19-unemployment-fraud-cares-act?_gl=1%2Ayzg6ns%2A_ga%2AMTkyMzIyOTI4MC4xNjk2MjUyMDA2%2A_ga_NHMHGJWX49%2AMTY5NjI1MjAwNS4xLjAuMTY5NjI1MjAwNS42MC4wLjA.&utm_source=press-release&utm_medium=prnewswire&utm_campaign=scattered20

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is Scattered Canary?

Scattered Canary is a threat group thought to operate from Nigeria. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Where is Scattered Canary thought to be based?

Public reporting places Scattered Canary as operating from Nigeria. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

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