Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual citizen of the U.S. and Estonia, was extradited from Finland to the U.S. to face charges related to his involvement in the Scattered Spider hacking group. The group has been linked to…
Scattered Spider, a cybercrime entity linked to various high-profile attacks since 2022, has been reclassified as a decentralized collective rather than a unified group. Group-IB's analysis indicates that it consists of…
Aflac Japan disclosed a data breach affecting 4.38 million customers after unauthorized access to its systems between June 15 and June 25, 2026. The breach was detected on June 25, prompting the suspension of certain…
Angelo Martino, a 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator from Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to assisting the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang in extorting U.S. companies. Martino, along with…
In September 2025, a rogue virtual machine was discovered within a VMware vSphere environment, linked to the threat actor group Muddled Libra, also known as Scattered Spider and UNC3944. This VM served as a staging host…