The prolific hacking group broke into Caesars Entertainment, Coinbase, DoorDash, Mailchimp, Riot Games, Twilio (twice), and dozens more.

Scattered Spider has been blamed for unusually aggressive cybercrime sprees, targeting major multinational companies as well as individual cryptocurrency investors.

Federal investigators says the suspects sent text-based phishing messages to steal login credentials and breach numerous companies. Targets reportedly included MGM Resorts.

Five alleged members of the notorious Scattered Spider gang were accused by US prosecutors of a hacking spree that targeted dozens of companies and individuals, resulting in the theft of sensitive data and at least $11 million in cryptocurrency.

U.S. prosecutors announced charges against five alleged members of the hacker group Scattered Spider, accused of infiltrating U.S. companies to steal sensitive data and cryptocurrency. The defendants,

The quintuplet, who are all in their early 20s, are reportedly members of the notorious hacking collective known as Scattered Spider (aka Octo Tempest, 0ktapus, UNC3944), which has been linked to major data extortion campaigns against Caesars Entertainment and MGM, often in collaboration with the notorious Black Cat/ALPHV ransomware group.

While the name Scattered Spider is not directly referenced in the indictment document, it has been described as "a loosely organized financially motivated cybercriminal group whose members primarily target large companies and their contracted telecommunications, information technology, and business process outsourcing suppliers."

After evading capture for more than two years following a hacking spree that targeted some of the world's biggest tech companies, U.S. authorities say they have finally caught at least some of the hackers responsible.