Scattered Spider suspect extradited over $8 million ransom scheme
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A suspected member of the Scattered Spider (aka Octo Tempest / UNC3944) cybercrime group was extradited to the U.S. and charged with conspiracy, computer intrusion, and fraud after alleged involvement in over 100 intrusions targeting U.S. companies using social-engineering to gain employee access; one luxury retailer faced an $8M cryptocurrency ransom demand and sustained roughly $2M in recovery and disruption losses despite the attacker being removed before payment.
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