Leading members of Scattered Spider sentenced in UK to 66 months in jail

By Matt Kapko

AI Summary

UK courts sentenced Scattered Spider members Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers to 66 months in jail for leading cyberattacks attributed to the Com hacker collective. Jubair alone was linked to at least 120 attacks by U.S. authorities, making this one of the more significant law enforcement actions against the prolific social-engineering group responsible for major breaches at MGM Resorts, Caesars, and others.

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