‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
2026-04-24T13:23:31Z•534fd8095f5b3af0e3ce8e0897ed57dce940e726fb930872158cc77803ff60bf
Adobe ReaderAisuruBlueHammerCanisterWormGoogle ChromeIoT botnetIran-targetingJackSkidKimwolfMicrosoftMossadPatch TuesdayRussiaSharePoint zero-dayStryker breach or wiper attack (claimed)`,`ransomware`,`REvil`,`Windows Defenderauthentication token theftbotnetcryptocurrency theftnation-state espionagephishingrouter exploitationscattered spiderwiperzero-day
What happened
Collection of April–March 2026 security developments: a senior member of the “Scattered Spider” group (Tyler Robert Buchanan) pleaded guilty for coordinated SMS/phishing intrusions that led to hacks of major tech firms and theft of cryptocurrency; Microsoft’s April Patch Tuesday fixed 167 vulnerabilities (including a SharePoint Server zero-day and a publicly disclosed Windows Defender flaw dubbed “BlueHammer”); Google Chrome and Adobe released emergency updates for actively exploited zero-days; Russian state-linked actors abused known router flaws to mass-harvest Microsoft Office auth tokens—s
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