Scattered Spider Hacker Arrested in Finland and Extradited to U.S. Over Cyber Intrusion Charges

U.S. authorities arrested and extradited an alleged 19-year-old member of Scattered Spider, a financially motivated cybercriminal group accused of over 100 intrusions and more than $100M in ransom payments; the report details the group's social engineering and SIM‑swapping tactics, lateral movement, data exfiltration, and a highlighted May 2025 extortion attempt against a luxury retailer that caused significant operational losses.