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, including suspected members of the “Scattered Spider” data theft and extortion group whose recent victims include multiple airlines and the U.K. retail chain Marks & Spencer. The U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) declined verify the names of those arrested, saying only that they included two males aged 19, another aged 17, and 20-year-old female. The NCA said the defendants were …

Hackers target British retail giants, raising cybersecurity alarms globally

Unlike traditional ransomware gangs, Scattered Spider is decentralised, native English-speaking, and highly adaptive

Anatomy of a Scattered Spider attack: A growing ransomware threat evolves

Scattered Spider is increasingly making headlines of late, evolving its techniques and broadening the scope of its criminal activities against a wider array of enterprises. Active since at least May 2022, the financially motivated cybercriminal group initially targeted telecommunications and entertainment companies, including MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, through SIM-swapping and ransomware operations. [ See also: How CISOs can defend a…

Anatomy of a Scattered Spider attack: A growing ransomware threat evolves | #ransomware | #cybercrime - National Cyber Security Consulting

“On several occasions, the group assigned additional roles to compromised users, including the Exchange Administrator role,” according to ReliaQuest. “This role was used to monitor the inboxes of high-profile employees, enabling the attackers to stay ahead of the security team and maintain their control over the environment.” Ensuing battle over IT resources Despite the stealth […]