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violent crimes such as murders, assaults, robberies, shootings of police officers, and gun smuggling, according to a Homeland Security memo cited by the New York Post. According to the article, Homeland Security recommended last month that more than 100 migrants identified as having possible ties to the gang be p

g Operations Reuters (11/20, Stempel, Vicens) reported that U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected of breaking into dozens of U.S. companies to steal confidential information and cryptocurrency. Martin

he Farrell Police Department led the investigation resulting in the conviction in this case. Delta Worker Accused of Stealing $258K in Bag From JFK The New York Post (09/13, Schnitzer, DeGregory) reported that a former Delta Airlines worker and his crony accused of stealing a bag containing more than $258,000 fro

Back to Top CYBER DIVISION MGM Resorts Breached by 'Scattered Spider' Hackers Reuters (09/13, Siddiqui, Bing) reported that a hacking group named Scattered Spider brought down the systems of the $14 billion gaming giant MGM Resorts International this week, as U.S. law enforcement officials started a probe int

gation has maintained a positive relationship with the FBI over the years. Newly Revealed DB Cooper Files Shed New Light on FBI's Hunt for Hijacker The New York Post (07/04, Troutman) reported that Newly released FBI files provide new insights into the Bureau's probe into the mysterious case of airline hijacker C

t the FBI warning advises that anyone in the airline ecosystem, including trusted vendors and contractors, could be at risk of being targeted by the Scattered Spider group. Hawaii Tribune (07/04, Boylan) and Daily Mail (07/05, Garino) also reported on the story. Connecticut 19-Year-Old Posed as Yahoo! And Google

n goods in interstate commerce. Additional reporting on the story was provided by the Washington Post (08/05, Bieler), Bloomberg (08/05, Dolmetsch), the New York Post (08/05, Galvin), Reuters (08/05, Staff Writer), New York Times (08/05, Peck), Fox News (08/05, Thompson), and CBS News (08/05, Maldonado). Continu

haven't got a recent backup have long gone, replaced by what is commonly known as a double extortion tactic. This is what the FBI warned of in the Scattered Spider advisory, where the attackers steal your data before encrypting it. Sonicwall Firewalls Hit by Active Mass Exploitation of Suspected Zero-Day Cyber

returned to countries including Peru, Canada, and China. Epstein Claimed Prosecutors Offered His Freedom if He Agreed to Implicate President Trump The New York Post (11/05, Tillett) reported that Jeffrey Epstein claimed New York federal prosecutors told him he could walk free if he agreed to implicate Donald Tru

hree of the Biggest Cybercrime Gangs Around Appear to Be Teaming Up Tech Radar (11/05, Fadilpasic) reported that the three biggest cybercrime gangs, Scattered Spider, Lapsus$, and ShinyHunters, have merged into a federated cybercriminal brand known as SLH, which operates mainly on Telegram and uses Extortion-as-

ss book that were included in the first release. The FBI referred other questions to the Justice Department, which referred them to the White House. The New York Post (07/07, King) pointed out that tech billionaire Elon Musk launched into a meme-based social media tirade early Monday over the Justice Department's

ors about cyber attacks from the Scattered Spider criminal ring, which uses social engineering techniques to gain access. According to the article, Scattered Spider targets large corporations and third-party IT providers by impersonating employees or contractors and bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA). T

red in the 2016 election to help Trump, and Durham criticized the FBI's inconsistent investigative approach to Clinton versus Trump-related matters. The New York Post (07/31, Christenson) added that newly declassified intelligence revealed confidential 2016 conversations between Open Society officials Leonard Bena

ISACs), are warning their members to be vigilant as the cybercrime gang Scattered Spider continues to evolve its tactics. According to the articles, Scattered Spider has been using social- engineering attacks to trick IT help desks into handing over user credentials, and is expected to continue finding new ways t

(07/31, Coughlan, Pearse), RNZ (07/30, Palmer), The Post (07/30, Manch). Director Patel Finds 'Bum Bags' of Trump-Russia Documents in Secret Room The New York Post (07/30, Nerozzi) reported that Director Patel discovered "burn bags" containing thousands of documents related to the Trump-Russia probe during the

CYBER DIVISION Continued Reporting: What We Know About the Cybercrime Group Scattered Spider The Cyber Security Dive (07/30, Jones) reported that Scattered Spider, a cybercrime group, uses social-engineering tactics to trick companies into handing over user credentials and bypassing multifactor authentication.

y), The Independent (11/05, Rohrlich), Newsweek (11/05, Whisnant), Law360 (11/05, Foretek), MSNBC (11/05, Rubin), CNN (11/05, Rabinowitz, Polantz), The New York Post (11/05, Christenson), Reason Magazine (11/05, Sullum), The New Republic (11/05, Olmstead), Los Angeles Times (11/05, Tucker), Breitbart (11/05, Jord

hree of the Biggest Cybercrime Gangs Around Appear to Be Teaming Up Tech Radar (11/05, Fadilpasic) reported that the three biggest cybercrime gangs, Scattered Spider, Lapsus$, and ShinyHunters, have merged into a federated cybercriminal brand known as SLH, which operates mainly on Telegram and uses Extortion-as-