Security News > 2024 > December > US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks
2024-12-05 20:31
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. [...]
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