Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in Ransoms

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  • Watchdog
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    • Apr 2016
    • 19187

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    Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in Ransoms

    U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group blamed for extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims. The charges came as Jubair and an alleged co-conspirator appeared in a London court to face accusations of hacking into and extorting several large U.K. retailers, the London transit system, and healthcare providers in the United States.

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