According to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the infamous cybercrime organization Scattered Spider has expanded its target base to include the airline industry.
The agency claimed that in order to combat the activity and assist victims, it is actively collaborating with aviation and industrial partners.
The FBI stated in a post on X that these attackers use social engineering tactics, frequently posing as workers or contractors, to trick IT help desks into allowing access. Many times, these strategies entail ways to get around multi-factor authentication (MFA), like persuading support desk staff to add unapproved MFA devices to compromised accounts.
Additionally, third-party IT providers are frequently the focus of scattered spider assaults, which expose reliable contractors and vendors to possible intrusions read more about FBI Warns of Scattered Spider’s Expanding Attacks on Airlines Using Social Engineering.
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