Summary
A 19-year-old man named Peter Stokes was arrested in Finland and sent to the US for hacking crimes linked to a group called Scattered Spider. The US Department of Justice says the group carried out expensive cyberattacks, including one on a luxury jewelry company and others that affected millions of people in the UK.
Key Facts
- Peter Stokes was arrested in Finland in April and extradited to the US.
- He is charged with computer intrusion, conspiracy, and fraud.
- Scattered Spider hackers demanded about $8 million in cryptocurrency from a jewelry company after stealing its data.
- The jewelry company did not pay the ransom but lost at least $2 million from disruption and recovery costs.
- The group is linked to hacks causing over $100 million in ransom payments overall.
- Two men previously pleaded guilty to crimes linked to the group’s 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London, which exposed data on 10 million people.
- The group also targeted British retailers like Co-op and M&S.
- The hackers are believed to be young, English-speaking people from the US and UK.
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