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#7 The Hacker News general July 07, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

Court Filing Reveals Windows Device ID Helped FBI Trace Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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Court documents reveal the FBI tracked an alleged Scattered Spider member, 19-year-old Peter Stokes, through a persistent Windows Device ID tied to Microsoft account records from a May 2025 intrusion at a luxury jewelry retailer. The case demonstrates how Windows telemetry and Microsoft account linkages serve as durable forensic artifacts even when attackers rotate credentials. This is a significant development in the ongoing Scattered Spider prosecution series.

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