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Scattered Spider: Who are the alleged hackers behind the M&S cyber attack?
Scattered Spider appears to be the name on every security practitioner’s mind right now after reports linked the cyber criminal group to the M&S cyber attack. The high street retailer has been battling a ‘cyber incident’ for well over a week, with an attack severely disrupting systems and forcing it to suspend online sales. Exact details on the attack remain…
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Marks & Spencer breach linked to Scattered Spider ransomware attack
Ongoing outages at British retail giant Marks & Spencer are caused by a ransomware attack believed to be conducted by a hacking collective known as “Scattered Spider” BleepingComputer has learned from multiple sources. Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a British multinational retailer that employs 64,000 employees and sells various products, including clothing, food, and home goods in over 1,400 stores worldwide.…
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US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks
U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged with breaching a U.S. financial institution and two unnamed telecommunications firms. Remington Goy Ogletree (also known online as “remi”) breached the three companies’ networks using credentials stolen in text and voice phishing messages targeting their employees. He also impersonated the victims’…
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US authorities arrest five alleged members of Scattered Spider collective
American prosecutors have charged five people accused of being part of the Scattered Spider hacking collective. The four Americans and one Scot are accused of a litany of cybercrimes including conducting phishing attacks and stealing $11 million in cryptocurrency from at least 29 victims, according to court documents. A spokesperson from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed the case…
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