Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty on Day 1 of Trial
2026-07-02T13:23:32Z•f4c877e026f7ea86b5b16561e6e41d5b006d6160e34d873c5fa97631a7ef60d6
AI support botAWS GovCloudAlarum TechnologiesCISAGitHub leakInstagram compromiseIoTKimwolf botnetMetaMicrosoft Patch TuesdayNetNutNetherlandsPopa botnetRussia-linked infrastructureScattered SpiderThe Gentlemenaccount takeoveradvertising fraudbotnetcredentials leaklaw enforcementpublic exploitsransomwareresidential proxyvulnerabilities
What happened
A collection of KrebsOnSecurity reports covering high-impact cybercrime and security incidents: two Scattered Spider members pleaded guilty for the August 2024 Transport for London attack; researchers linked the Popa Android TV-box botnet to NetNut/Alarum Technologies; The Gentlemen emerged as a top ransomware group with aggressive affiliate terms; Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed nearly 200 flaws (dozens critical) with public exploit code for multiple bugs; attackers abused Meta’s AI support assistant to hijack Instagram accounts; Dutch authorities seized ~800 servers and arrested 2s
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- krebs_on_security
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- 2026-07-02T13:23:32Z
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- Yes
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