California teen suspected of being a member of Scattered Spider hacking gang


Scattered Spider, a loosely organised cybercrime group, is infamous for terrorising a string of large organisations in recent years. — Reuters

An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter.

US prosecutors charged Remington Ogletree on Oct 30 with wire fraud in relation to alleged crimes conducted from October 2023 through May 2024.

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