Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty on Day 1 of Trial
2026-06-29T19:23:27Z•cbcb7834677742b3cdf58d510e4fdc20165c2a9d5662ca88b5164e9ffdfef0d9
AI support botAWS GovCloudAlarum TechnologiesCISAGitHubInstagram compromiseKimwolf botnet','DDoS','botmaster arrestMetaMicrosoft Patch TuesdayNetNutNetherlands seizurePopa botnetRussia-linked infrastructureScattered SpiderStark Industries SolutionsThe GentlemenTransport for Londonaccount takeoveradvertising fraudcredentials leakdata breachpublic exploit coderansomwareresidential proxiesvulnerabilities
What happened
June 2026 KrebsOnSecurity roundup covering multiple high-impact cyber incidents: two Scattered Spider members pleaded guilty in the UK for the August 2024 Transport for London outage; researchers link the Popa Android TV-box botnet to NetNut/Alarum (residential proxy provider) used for ad fraud, account takeover and scraping; analysis of the operator behind The Gentlemen ransomware (major affiliate-driven gang); Microsoft's record June Patch Tuesday fixing ~200 bugs (≈34 critical) with public exploit code for several flaws; attackers abused Meta’s AI support assistant to hijack high-profile IG
Why it matters
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- krebs_on_security
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- 2026-06-29T19:23:27Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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