"Thalha Jubair, one of the two UK teens arrested on Tuesday and accused of being members of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang, allegedly played a role in bilking more than 100 organizations out of at least $115 million in ransom payments. The cops nabbed him after following a number of clues, including paying for gift cards from a wallet on the same server that also held wallets receiving extortion payments."
"Scattered Spider, a SIM-swapping turned social-engineering and ransomware group, has been around since at least 2022, and saw at least seven of its members arrested last year following the high-profile Las Vegas casino digital heists. The group has been blamed for several high-profile retail intrusions in April, although 19-year-old Jubair of East London and 18-year-old Owen Flowers of Walsall appeared in a British court on Thursday for their alleged roles in a cyberattack on Transport for London last year."
Thalha Jubair, 19, was arrested in the UK and accused of participating in Scattered Spider ransomware operations that allegedly extorted more than $115 million from over 100 organizations. Law enforcement traced activity through clues including purchases of gaming and food-delivery gift cards tied to a wallet on a server that also held ransom funds, with orders delivered to his apartment complex. Scattered Spider evolved from SIM-swapping to social engineering and ransomware since at least 2022 and saw multiple member arrests after Las Vegas casino intrusions. US prosecutors charged Jubair with conspiracies to commit computer fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering related to about 120 intrusions, including attacks on at least 47 US organizations.
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