Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty on Day 1 of Trial
2026-07-01T13:23:28Z•84c8191a9214668a3a270f34f19e2971c74f06b94fbc5ef83f6450172c160c86
AWS GovCloudAlarum TechnologiesCISADDoSGitHub leakKimwolfMeta AI abuseMicrosoftNetNutPatch TuesdayPopaRussia-linked hostingScattered SpiderTransport for Londonaccount takeoverbotnetexploited vulnlaw enforcementransomwareresidential proxyvulnerability management
What happened
A collection of KrebsOnSecurity reports covering multiple high-impact cyber events: two Scattered Spider members pleaded guilty for the August 2024 Transport for London attack; researchers link the Popa Android botnet (abusing millions of consumer TV boxes as residential proxies) to publicly traded NetNut/Alarum Technologies; The Gentlemen ransomware gang is profiled with clues toward its administrator; Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed ~200 flaws (dozens critical) with public exploits for some issues; attackers abused Meta’s AI support assistant to take over Instagram accounts; Dutch执
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- Source ID
- krebs_on_security
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- 84c8191a9214668a3a270f34f19e2971c74f06b94fbc5ef83f6450172c160c86
- Enrichment time
- 2026-07-01T13:23:28Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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