Aug 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Cybercrime A 20-year-old member of the notorious cybercrime gang known as Scattered Spider has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the U.S. …
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Noah Michael Urban, a key member of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and …
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Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure
by Wikdailyby WikdailyJul 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Ransomware The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in attacks targeting retail, airline, and transportation sectors in North …
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Scattered Spider hackers have been aggressively targeting virtualized environments by attacking VMware ESXi hypervisors at U.S. companies in the retail, airline, transportation, and insurance sectors. According to the Google Threat Intelligence …
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Scattered Spider Arrests, Car Exploits, macOS Malware, Fortinet RCE and More
by Wikdailyby WikdailyIn cybersecurity, precision matters—and there’s little room for error. A small mistake, missed setting, or quiet misconfiguration can quickly lead to much bigger problems. The signs we’re seeing this week …
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WIRED reported this week on public records that show the United States Department of Homeland Security urging local law enforcement around the country to interpret common protest activities and surrounding …
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Anatomy of a Scattered Spider attack: A growing ransomware threat evolves
by Wikdailyby Wikdaily“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, …
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Qantas discloses cyberattack amid Scattered Spider aviation breaches
by Wikdailyby WikdailyAustralian airline Qantas disclosed that it detected a cyberattack on Monday after threat actors gained access to a third-party platform containing customer data. Qantas is Australia’s largest airline, operating domestic …
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Scattered Spider shifts focus to airlines with strikes on Hawaiian and WestJet
by Wikdailyby Wikdaily“Airlines also hold vast amounts of sensitive data, including customer PII, flight schedules, and operational information,” said Brijesh Singh, cybersecurity expert and additional director general of police, Government of Maharashtra, …
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Der Helpdesk als Hintertüre Besonders im Visier der Kriminellen stehen dabei hochrangige Führungskräfte wie Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), da deren Konten oft über umfangreiche Zugriffsrechte verfügen und deren IT-Anfragen mit …