[Law] Yet another alleged Scattered Spider member who hacked US telecom firms arrested


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Summary: Remington Goy Ogletree, a 19-year-old, has been arrested for his role in the Scattered Spider cybercrime gang, where he executed phishing attacks against a US financial institution and telecommunications firms. His tactics included impersonating IT support to trick employees into revealing their credentials.

Threat Actor: Scattered Spider | Scattered Spider

Key Point :

  • Ogletree targeted approximately 149 employees at a financial institution using phishing messages related to HR updates and VPN changes.
  • He sent over 8.6 million phishing texts from compromised telecom systems, aiming to steal cryptocurrency.
  • Evidence collected during an FBI raid included incriminating phishing texts found on his iPhone.


Original Source: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.556587/gov.uscourts.njd.556587.1.0.pdf

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