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Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in Ransoms

September 24, 2025

U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group blamed for extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims. The charges came as Jubair and an alleged co-conspirator appeared in a London court to face accusations of hacking into and extorting several large U.K. retailers, the London transit system, and healthcare providers in the United States.

UK Arrests Four in ‘Scattered Spider’ Ransom Group

July 10, 2025

Authorities in the United Kingdom this week arrested four alleged members of “Scattered Spider,” a prolific data theft and extortion group whose recent victims include multiple airlinesĀ and the U.K. retail chain Marks & Spencer.