Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2026
Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group received jail sentences in the UK for the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London. A UK court sentenced two Scattered Spider members, Thalha Jubair (20) and Owen Flowers (18), for their role in the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). Transport for London (TfL) is a local […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2026
Alleged Scattered Spider member Peter Stokes, 19, was extradited from Finland to the U.S. over hacking, fraud, and extortion charges. Peter Stokes, 19, an alleged Scattered Spider member known online as “Bouquet,” has been extradited from Finland to the U.S. to face hacking, fraud, and extortion charges. Prosecutors say he took part in multiple cyberattacks, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 20, 2026
Tyler Buchanan, linked to Scattered Spider, pleaded guilty in the US to hacking companies and stealing millions in cryptocurrency. Tyler Buchanan, a 24-year-old from Scotland linked to the Scattered Spider group, admitted in a US court that he hacked dozens of companies, committed fraud, and stole millions in cryptocurrency. Spanish police arrested the British national […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2025
Two UK teens linked to Scattered Spider pleaded not guilty to charges over last year’s TfL cyberattack at a Southwark Crown Court hearing. Two British teens accused of Computer Misuse Act offenses for a cyberattack on Transport for London pleaded not guilty in court. Thalha Jubair (aka EarthtoStar, Brad, Austin, and @autistic), 19, and Owen […]
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, […]
