FBI To Charge Teenager Hackers From Scattered Spider Who Hacked Hundreds Of Organizations
An aggressive cyber crime group named Scattered Spider, which is mostly based in the United States and Western countries, will be brought to justice by the FBI for hacking dozens of American organizations. This was said by a senior FBI official, recently.
These young hackers stole the show last year when they managed to hack the MGM Resorts International (MGM) and Caesars Entertainment casino operator systems, locking the company's systems and demanding large ransom payments. From health and telecommunications companies to financial services, they have also hacked multiple organizations over the past two years. This has put great pressure on law enforcement agencies to stop them.
"Based on the criminal act, we are trying to indict individuals where we can do so, in this case, especially around the Law on Theft and Computer Abuse," said Brett Leotherman, deputy director of the FBI's cyber assistant, quoted by VOI from Reuters.
