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Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup

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STIX ID: report--08acae20-75a1-5653-b451-17defcbd1b28

Feed Name: Krebs on Security

Threat Score
78/100

Date Published: 2024-11-21

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: BrianKrebs

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Federal prosecutors unsealed charges against five alleged members of the Scattered Spider / Oktapus criminal group accused of conducting wide-ranging SMS‑phishing and SIM‑swapping intrusions from 2021–2023 against major U.S. tech firms (including LastPass, MailChimp, Okta, T‑Mobile, Twilio), using short-lived phishing domains and a Telegram bot to harvest credentials and one‑time codes, monetizing access via cryptocurrency accounts and allegedly participating in at least one ransomware incident; defendants face federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.

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