Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK
2026-07-16T13:24:11Z•3ca0e2de396a85d9a08f5a6ddc35124fc9aa659fdd4f86c12b39e7c8954b68da
AI data centersBIG-IPChina cybersecurity procurementClickLock StealerESETF5LegacyHiveNGINXScattered SpiderSecure Boot bypassSplunkTaniumTenableTfLTransport for LondonTrend MicroUEFI shimWindows zero-dayZoomcryptocurrency theftdata center securitymacOS malwarepassword theftstartup fundingvulnerability patching
What happened
Aggregated SecurityWeek headlines: Two alleged Scattered Spider members were jailed for a 2024 attack on Transport for London. Reports warn AI-focused data centers are being deployed faster than security can keep up. A new macOS malware dubbed “ClickLock Stealer” has targeted ~100 users to harvest passwords and crypto via social engineering and process termination. Multiple vendors (Splunk, Zoom, F5/NGINX/BIG‑IP, Trend Micro, Tanium, ESET, Tenable) released patches for critical/high vulnerabilities. Researchers disclosed old, Microsoft‑signed UEFI shims that enable Secure Boot bypass and a new
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- 2026-07-16T13:24:11Z
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