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Justice Department headquarters at night
Traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue streaks by the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building at night with the US Capitol in the background on Jan. 24, 2025, in Washington. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Leader of 764 offshoot pleads guilty, faces up to 60 years in jail

Alexis Chavez admitted to coercing multiple victims during a yearslong crime spree, landing law enforcement another win against the violent extremist collective he joined as a minor…
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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.
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