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Who are Scattered Spider? How the notorious hackers linked to M&S cyber attack work

Abstract:

This article is about a prominent hacking group known as Scattered Spider. It’s believed that this group is made up of hackers primarily based in the US and UK, and details their attack on a popular British retailer Marks & Spencer. Instead of focusing on cyber weaknesses, these hackers rely on human weaknesses and trick people into giving them unauthorized information or access and use it to hack into the system and encrypt the company systems, resulting in millions of dollars in losses and operational issues for the company.

Author:
Mickey Carroll
Year:
2025
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MIT Political Science
MIT Political Science
ECIR
GSS