Feds Indict 5 Suspects Tied to Scattered Spider Cybercrime

FBI Ties Suspects to at Least 45 Attacks and Theft of Cryptocurrency Worth Millions Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) , Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • November 21, 2024

The U.S. government on Wednesday unsealed criminal charges against five suspected members of "a loosely organized, financially motivated cybercriminal group" tied to numerous high-profile and devastating hack attacks.

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An unsealed federal grand jury indictment, filed under seal on Oct. 8, charges the five men with conspiracy, wire fraud and identity theft crimes, committed while operating as part of a hacking group.

"We allege that this group of cybercriminals perpetrated a sophisticated scheme to steal intellectual property and proprietary information worth tens of millions of dollars," said Martin Estrada, U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, where the case is being prosecuted.

The suspects were allegedly ...