Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2025
Resecurity warns the “Trinity of Chaos” (LAPSUS$, ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider) is driving a global cybercrime wave, with major breaches undisclosed. A new Resecurity report has uncovered a rapidly unfolding—and potentially much larger—global cybercrime campaign led by the notorious alliance of LAPSUS$, ShinyHunters, and Scattered Spider. Contrary to recent claims of “retirement,” the so-called “Trinity of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 23, 2025
A suspected Scattered Spider member linked to cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos was arrested on September 17. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested on September 17 a suspected Scattered Spider member linked to attacks on Las Vegas casinos for computer intrusion, extortion, and identity theft. Between August and October 2023, multiple Las Vegas […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2025
A 20-year-old Scattered Spider member gets 10 years in prison and $13M restitution for SIM-swapping crypto thefts. Scattered Spider hacker, Noah Michael Urban (20), was sentenced to 10 years in U.S. prison and ordered to pay $13M restitution for SIM-swapping crypto thefts. “A 20-year-old Palm Coast man linked to a massive cybercriminal gang was sentenced […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 10, 2025
Google disclosed a Salesforce Customer Relationship Management (CRM) breach exposing data of some prospective Google Ads customers. Google confirmed a breach in a Salesforce CRM instance affecting the data of prospective Google Ads customers. The website Databreaches.net reported that the attackers have sent an extortion demand to the Tech giant. Google Threat Intelligence Group confirmed that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2025
Scattered Spider targets VMware ESXi in North America using social engineering, mainly fake IT help desk calls instead of software exploits. The cybercrime group Scattered Spider (aka 0ktapus, Muddled Libra, Octo Tempest, and UNC3944) is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in retail, airline, and transportation sectors across North America. According to Google’s Mandiant team, the group […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 10, 2025
NCA arrested four people in UK, including three teens, over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op, and Harrods, per its investigation. The British National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four individuals in the country following an investigation into the recent wave of attacks targeting Co-op, M&S, and Harrods. On July 10, Law enforcement arrested 4 youths, aged 17–20, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2025
Qantas reports a cyberattack after hackers accessed customer data via a third-party platform, amid ongoing Scattered Spider aviation breaches. Qantas, Australia’s largest airline, disclosed a cyberattack after hackers accessed a third-party platform used by a call centre, stealing significant customer data. The breach, linked to ongoing Scattered Spider activity, was detected and contained on Monday. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 28, 2025
The FBI warns that Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector. Feds are working with aviation partners to combat the threat and assist affected victims. The FBI reports that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector. The cybercriminals are using social engineering techniques to gain access to target organizations by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2025
Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. companies, shifting their focus across the Atlantic. The financially motivated group UNC3944 (also known as Scattered Spider, 0ktapus) is known for social engineering and extortion. The cybercrime group is suspected of hacking into hundreds of organizations over the past two years, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 07, 2025
A 20-year-old man linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group has pleaded guilty to charges filed in Florida and California. Noah Urban, a 20-year-old from Palm Coast, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft in two federal cases, one in Florida and another in California. “In the California case, he pleaded guilty to […]
