UK arrests suspected Scattered Spider hacker linked to MGM attack

Published on July 20, 2024

UK police have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of being involved in the 2023 MGM Resorts ransomware attack and a member of the Scattered Spider hacking collective.  [...]

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