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British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges

ID: 925c7654-13b1-5d60-a374-63d9985dab9a

STIX ID: report--925c7654-13b1-5d60-a374-63d9985dab9a

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-04-20

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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A British individual identified as the leader of the Scattered Spider collective pleaded guilty in US court for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft tied to SMS phishing and SIM-swap operations that stole at least $8 million in cryptocurrency from multiple companies across industries; the report details arrests, charges, and the group's use of social engineering, MFA bombing, and SIM swapping, and notes links to several ransomware gangs and high-profile breaches.

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