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The exterior of a Marks & Spencer store photographed on February 18, 2023 in London, England. Four people have been arrested in connection with the cyberattacks on the UK retailer. (Getty Images)

UK arrests four for cyberattacks on major British retailers

The U.K.’s National Crime Agency claims the four were involved in attacks on Marks & Spencer. The cybersecurity industry attributed those attacks to Scattered Spider.
Leucauge venusta, known as the orchard orbweaver spider, resting in the center of her web in Charleston, South Carolina.
Leucauge venusta, known as the orchard orbweaver spider, resting in the center of her web in Charleston, South Carolina. (Daniela Duncan/Getty Images)

Scattered Spider weaves web of social-engineered destruction

The cybercrime ring has infiltrated more than 100 businesses since 2022, including more than a dozen since it regrouped earlier this year.
Traffic streaks past the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Leaders of 764, global child sextortion group, arrested and charged

The Justice Department accuses two men of running a “network of nihilistic violent extremists” who engaged in and facilitated the grooming, manipulation and extortion of minors.
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An exterior view shows the marquee at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino left of the Leo the Lion statue on the Las Vegas Strip on August 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Police nab 17-year-old linked to group behind MGM Resorts cyberattack

A 17-year-old arrested by British police Thursday is believed to be a member of the cybercriminal gang behind last year’s ransomware attack on MGM Resorts and a…
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