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Prosecutors say 19-year-old Peter Stokes was a member of Scattered Spider, the hacking group linked to more than 100 network intrusions and over $100 million in ransom payments. The post Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker Extradited to US appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The comment assumes significance as the government has shot-off notices this week questioning WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal about the username feature - a facility that essentially allows people on the messaging platform to communicate without sharing their phone numbers.
The funds were seized during an investigation into an international hacker group accused of laundering proceeds from data theft through high-value property.
With tens of billions of dollars flowing into regional economies from cybercrime, scam centers continue to flourish, despite international and law-enforcement efforts.
"Operation Endgame" simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools.
A coordinated law enforcement operation, in partnership with private sector companies, including Bitdefender, Bitsight, ESET, and Microsoft, has resulted in the takedown of criminal infrastructure powering Amadey and StealC. "The main common goal was to disrupt the 'assembly lines' cybercriminals us
Experts say international partnerships are key to taking down sprawling cybercriminal operations.
