Potent youth cybercrime ring made up of 1,000 people, FBI official says

Scattered Spider (also tracked as 0ktapus/UNC3944) is a large, decentralized cybercriminal group of roughly 1,000 individuals that specializes in social-engineering attacks (help-desk compromise, SIM swapping), lateral movement, and data exfiltration; it has been linked to high-impact intrusions against major companies (e.g., MGM, Caesars) and reportedly collaborates with ransomware operators and uses physical intimidation to extract payments, while the FBI reports ongoing but largely undisclosed investigative actions.