A 17-year-old Walsall kid has been taken into custody by British law enforcement on suspicion of being a member of the infamous Scattered Spider cybercrime ring.
According to West Midlands police, the arrest was made in relation to a global cybercrime ring that has been using ransomware to target large corporations and obtain access to computer networks. “The arrest is a component of an international probe into a widespread cyberhacking group that has attacked several significant corporations, including MGM Resorts in the United States.
A little more than a month has passed since the adolescent’s arrest, which was made in cooperation with the FBI and the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom, followed by the capture of another 22-year-old member of the e-crime gang in Spain read more about 17-Year-Old Linked to Scattered Spider Cybercrime Syndicate Arrested in U.K.
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