‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
2026-04-26T01:23:42Z•390b5e5eb48071911f43fdb5c1da2b747f823157dc9fcd089736f6157223c2e6
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KrebsOnSecurity roundup of April–March 2026 threats and incidents: A senior Scattered Spider member (“Tylerb”) pled guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for summer 2022 text‑message phishing attacks that helped the group breach multiple major tech firms and steal cryptocurrency. Microsoft’s April Patch Tuesday addressed 167 vulnerabilities — including a SharePoint Server zero‑day and a publicly disclosed Windows Defender flaw dubbed “BlueHammer” — while Google Chrome and Adobe issued emergency fixes for actively exploited zero‑days and an RCE in Reader. Security researchers warn俄
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