[U.S. Department of Justice Arrests 19-Year-Old Scattered Spider Ransomware Group Member, Linked to Over 920 BTC in Ransom Payments]
The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested a 19-year-old member of the Scattered Spider ransomware group, who is accused of obtaining approximately 920.16 BTC in ransom payments through ransomware attacks. According to court documents, the suspect goes by the alias Jubair (Earth2Star). SlowMist Technology's Chief Information Security Officer, 23pds, pointed out on the X platform that Scattered Spider did not exploit zero-day vulnerabilities or use new types of malware, nor did they target externally vulnerable machines. Instead, the group gathered information about target companies via social media platforms (such as LinkedIn) and investor websites, and carried out attacks by impersonating identities and calling help desks to gain trust.
