between Google Workspace and Salesloft Drift pending further investigation,” Google said. There is evidence that the Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters collectives, which appear to have formed some kind of loose hacking alliance, may be behind the...

of the group – thought to be an amalgamation of three similarly loose hacking groups: ShinyHunters, Lapsus$, and Scattered Spider – makes attribution difficult. “Looking ahead, ReliaQuest expects Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters – or imitators – to keep...

Marks & Spencer (M&S), Co-op, and Harrods all suffered cyber attacks believed to have been orchestrated by the Scattered Spider hacking collective and DragonForce ransomware operation. A number of major US fashion retailers, including adidas, Dior,...

Major Canadian airline WestJet has confirmed that some customer data was exposed in the cyber attack it suffered back in June. Based in Calgary, Alberta, WestJet is the second-largest airline in Canada and the eighth-largest airline in North America....

Canadian airline WestJet has revealed that 1.2 million of its customers were impacted in the data breach it suffered this year. Based in Calgary, Alberta, WestJet is the second-largest airline in Canada and the eighth-largest airline in North America....

experts believe that this could be the same threat actor that targeted Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods in the UK – Scattered Spider and/or DragonForce. A number of major US fashion retailers, including adidas, Dior, and Cartier, have also been...

cyber security analyst John Hultquist. Google has concluded that the threat actor in question is a group linked to the Scattered Spider hacking collective, which Microsoft, CrowdStrike and Fenix24 concluded was behind the cyber incidents during an...

Spyware developer NSO Group responds to the ruling, saying it is committed to “ensuring our technology is deployed solely for their legitimate, authorised purposes”. A US federal jury has determined that spyware maker the NSO Group is liable for...

those used against the hospitality and entertainment industry in September 2023, a campaign that was claimed by the Scattered Spider threat group. In the case of the previous campaign, the threat actor deployed ALPHV ransomware; however, no ransomware...

and a financial institution. A US teenager arrested by US authorities last month is suspected to be a member of the Scattered Spider hacking group. Remington Goy Ogletree,19, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one of aggravated identity theft...

Additionally, the initial investigation by M&S, Microsoft, CrowdStrike, and Fenix24 concluded that threat actor Scattered Spider was behind the M&S incident, a group believed to have ties to DragonForce and was found using its ransomware. This may...

also theorised that the cyber attacks on the three UK retailers may not have been by DragonForce, but its affiliate Scattered Spider. This idea first appeared after BleepingComputer reported that M&S engaged Microsoft, CrowdStrike, and Fenix24 for an...

media, and the organisations themselves attributed the cyber attack to either the DragonForce ransomware gang or the Scattered Spider hacking collective, after investigations determined that DragonForce malware was found on victim systems. The NCA has...

A third alleged member of the Scattered Spider hacking collective has been arrested after he surrendered himself to authorities in Las Vegas. The male teenager, who has not been publicly named, surrendered himself to the Clark County Juvenile Detention...

A hacker believed to be the mastermind behind the Scattered Spider threat group has been arrested in Spain. Scattered Spider is a cyber criminal group known for targeting large organisations, including MGM Resorts and Caesars Hotel, and is believed to...

BreachForums, but in recent times shifted to forming a supergroup alongside the notorious bogeyman of cyber crime, Scattered Spider, as well as Lapsus$ ransomware. However, the group seems to be operating on its own once again, most recently claiming a...

Notorious hacking group ShinyHunters has confirmed that it is working with infamous hacking collective Scattered Spider, alongside Lapsus$, and has teased a massive number of leaks following its major Salesforce hacking campaign. ShinyHunters revealed...

M&S engaged Microsoft, CrowdStrike, and Fenix24 for an investigation into the breach, which has so far concluded that Scattered Spider was behind the incident. Scattered Spider, or Octo Tempest as Microsoft calls them, is a hacking group largely made of...

shifting its focus to US insurance companies, according to threat intelligence researchers. Earlier this year, the Scattered Spider hacking collective made headlines after it was believed to have hacked a trio of UK retailers – Marks & Spencer (M&S),...

in other cyber attacks, according to the NCA. Both were identified as members of the online cyber crime collective, Scattered Spider. The two reportedly breached TfL’s Oyster refunds system, closing down applications for Oyster photocards for children...