Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to a Decade in Prison

News brief: Noah Michael Urban, a member of the Scattered Spider (Scattered Spider) cybercriminal collective, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to SIM swapping, cryptocurrency theft and related charges; a judge ordered $13M in restitution. Prosecutors say Urban and co-conspirators used phone porting/SIM swapping, help-desk impersonation, phishing and remote-access tools to steal credentials, reset passwords, and access victims' crypto accounts. Despite arrests, Scattered Spider continues to launch attacks — including targeting the aviation sector — prompting FBI warnings to vendors, contractors and industry stakeholders.