Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty on Day 1 of Trial
2026-06-23T19:23:28Z•3758e3825cbd04aeb910ed4367cb27f1722400f5550c9d2bb18510c6f732f779
CISADDoSaccount-takeoverai-abusebotnetcloud-credentialsdata-leakinfrastructure-seizurelaw-enforcementnation-state-activitypatch-tuesdayransomwaresocial-engineeringvulnerability-managementzero-day-exploit
What happened
Multiple high-impact cyber incidents and investigations reported: two Scattered Spider members pleaded guilty for the August 2024 Transport for London outage; researchers linked the Popa Android TV-box botnet to NetNut/Alarum Technologies; reporting probes the identity/leadership of The Gentlemen ransomware group. Microsoft issued a record Patch Tuesday (nearly 200 fixes, ~3 dozen rated critical and public exploits for at least three bugs). Attackers abused Meta’s AI support assistant to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts. Law enforcement actions included the Netherlands seizing ~800 se vs
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- krebs_on_security
- Record identifier
- 3758e3825cbd04aeb910ed4367cb27f1722400f5550c9d2bb18510c6f732f779
- Enrichment time
- 2026-06-23T19:23:28Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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