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  • Teenager alleged to be Scattered Spider hacker arrested in Finland, faces US extradition

    Teenager alleged to be Scattered Spider hacker arrested in Finland, faces US extradition Here’s a tip for you all. Unless you want to draw attention to yourself as a cybercriminal, don’t flaunt your diamond-encrusted “HACK THE PLANET” necklace on Snapchat, or pose as a Sopranos crime boss while the FBI is reportedly closing in. Read…

  • ‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty

    ‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into…

  • Game of clones: Sophos and the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise 2025 Evaluations

    Game of clones: Sophos and the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise 2025 Evaluations Winter is coming – so it must be time for Sophos X-Ops’ report on this year’s MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluations Matt Wixey Go to sophos

  • Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’

    Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’ A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” has dominated headlines this year by regularly stealing data from and publicly mass extorting dozens of major corporations. But the tables seem to have turned somewhat for “Rey,” the moniker chosen by the technical operator and public…

  • Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in Ransoms

    Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in Ransoms U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group blamed for extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims. The charges came as Jubair and an…

  • The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft

    The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft The recent mass-theft of authentication tokens from Salesloft, whose AI chatbot is used by a broad swath of corporate America to convert customer interaction into Salesforce leads, has left many companies racing to invalidate the stolen credentials before hackers can exploit them. Now Google…

  • SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years

    SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years A 20-year-old Florida man at the center of a prolific cybercrime group known as “Scattered Spider” was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today, and ordered to pay roughly $13 million in restitution to victims. Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla. pleaded guilty in April 2025…

  • UK Arrests Four in ‘Scattered Spider’ Ransom Group

    UK Arrests Four in ‘Scattered Spider’ Ransom Group Authorities in the United Kingdom this week arrested four people aged 17 to 20 in connection with recent data theft and extortion attacks against the retailers Marks & Spencer and Harrods, and the British food retailer Co-op Group. The breaches have been linked to a prolific but…

  • Aflac, one of the USA’s largest insurers, is the latest to fall “under siege” to hackers

    Aflac, one of the USA’s largest insurers, is the latest to fall “under siege” to hackers The Wall Street Journal reports that Aflac is investigating a breach that may have exposed claims information, health details, Social Security numbers, and other personal data. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley

  • DragonForce targets rivals in a play for dominance

    DragonForce targets rivals in a play for dominance Not content with attacking retailers, this aggressive group is fighting a turf war with other ransomware operators Angela Gunn Go to sophos

  • Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S.

    Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S. A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. U.S. prosecutors allege Tyler Robert Buchanan and co-conspirators hacked into…

  • King Bob pleads guilty to Scattered Spider-linked cryptocurrency thefts from investors

    King Bob pleads guilty to Scattered Spider-linked cryptocurrency thefts from investors A Florida man, linked to the notorious Scattered Spider hacking gang, has pleaded guilty to charges related to cryptocurrency thefts which have netted hundreds of thousands of dollars. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley

  • Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup

    Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week unsealed criminal charges against five men alleged to be members of a hacking group responsible for dozens of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies between 2021 and 2023, including LastPass, MailChimp, Okta, T-Mobile and Twilio. A visual depiction of…