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Teen Hacker Extradited for Role in Scattered Spider Cybercrime Group
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…
37 articles · Updated July 1, 2026 -
Aflac Japan Data Breach Affects 4.38 Million Customers
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…
18 articles · Updated June 30, 2026 -
Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty to $8 Million Crypto Theft
Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24-year-old from Scotland, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, linked to a scheme that stole at least $8 million in…
14 articles · Updated April 20, 2026 -
Teen Hacker Arrested for Multi-Million Dollar Cyber Extortion Linked to Scattered Spider
Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual citizen of the U.S. and Estonia, was arrested in Helsinki on April 10, 2026, while attempting to board a flight to Japan. He is suspected of being a member of the Scattered Spider…
5 articles · Updated April 29, 2026 -
SlashID Launches Mutual TOTP to Combat Social Engineering Attacks
On April 21, 2026, SlashID announced the launch of Mutual Time-based One-time Password (TOTP), a cryptographic verification solution designed to prevent impersonation attacks, particularly through social engineering…
3 articles · Updated April 21, 2026
Recent Intelligence Reports
- Alleged Scattered Spider hacker extradited to the United States — Bleepingcomputer · July 2, 2026
- Insurance giant Aflac discloses data breach after subsidiary hack — Bleepingcomputer · June 30, 2026
- Member of notorious hacker group arrested in Finland indicted in the US — Heise.De · April 29, 2026
- US reportedly charges Scattered Spider hacker arrested in Finland — Bleepingcomputer · April 28, 2026
- Link — edge.prnewswire.com · April 21, 2026
- British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to cryptocurrency theft — Computing · April 21, 2026
- British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges — Bleepingcomputer · April 20, 2026