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The Scattered Spider Shutdown Saga - EP 169
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In this episode of Reimagining Cyber, cybersecurity expert Tyler Moffitt unpacks one of the most shocking cybercrime stories in recent years—the rise and supposed shutdown of Scattered Spider. From social engineering mastery and high-profile breaches to teenage ringleaders and sudden “retirements,” this group has rewritten the playbook on digital extortion.
Tyler walks us through:
- Who Scattered Spider really is and how they operated as elite access brokers
- The group’s role in major incidents like MGM Resorts, Caesars, UK retailers, telecoms, and even government agencies
- The arrests spanning the UK, US, and Spain—including suspects as young as 17
- The bizarre shutdown announcement promising apologies, rehab, and deleted data
- Why most experts expect rebrands, not retirement
The episode closes with practical takeaways for CISOs: protecting identity, hardening help desks, modernizing MFA, and preparing for the next wave of copycats. Whether the group is gone for good or merely regrouping, their tactics will continue to echo across the threat landscape.
Follow or subscribe to the show on your preferred podcast platform.
Share the show with others in the cybersecurity world.
Get in touch via [email protected]
As featured on Million Podcasts' Best 100 Cybersecurity Podcast and Best 70
Chief Information Security Officer CISO Podcasts rankings.
169 episodes
The Scattered Spider Shutdown Saga - EP 169
Reimagining Cyber - real world perspectives on cybersecurity
Manage episode 509435036 series 3361845
In this episode of Reimagining Cyber, cybersecurity expert Tyler Moffitt unpacks one of the most shocking cybercrime stories in recent years—the rise and supposed shutdown of Scattered Spider. From social engineering mastery and high-profile breaches to teenage ringleaders and sudden “retirements,” this group has rewritten the playbook on digital extortion.
Tyler walks us through:
- Who Scattered Spider really is and how they operated as elite access brokers
- The group’s role in major incidents like MGM Resorts, Caesars, UK retailers, telecoms, and even government agencies
- The arrests spanning the UK, US, and Spain—including suspects as young as 17
- The bizarre shutdown announcement promising apologies, rehab, and deleted data
- Why most experts expect rebrands, not retirement
The episode closes with practical takeaways for CISOs: protecting identity, hardening help desks, modernizing MFA, and preparing for the next wave of copycats. Whether the group is gone for good or merely regrouping, their tactics will continue to echo across the threat landscape.
Follow or subscribe to the show on your preferred podcast platform.
Share the show with others in the cybersecurity world.
Get in touch via [email protected]
As featured on Million Podcasts' Best 100 Cybersecurity Podcast and Best 70
Chief Information Security Officer CISO Podcasts rankings.
169 episodes
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