FBI warns on Scattered Spider hackers, urges victims to come forward

FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of MGM Grand hotel and casino, after MGM Resorts shut down some computer systems due to a cyber attack in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The FBI warned organizations to guard against the Scattered Spider hacking group, which has breached dozens of American organizations over the past year, stealing their sensitive data for extortion.

The FBI alert follows a Reuters report this week that said the agency had struggled to stop these hackers that are known to be skilled at using fake profiles and impersonations to trick a victim organisation's help desk into giving them access.