"UK Arrests Suspected Scattered Spider Hacker Linked to MGM Attack"

UK police have recently arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of being involved in the 2023 MGM Resorts ransomware attack and a member of the Scattered Spider hacking collective. Officers from the Regional Organised Crime Unit for the West Midlands (ROCUWM) joined officers from the National Crime Agency, in coordination with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to make the arrest.  The authorities have seized the suspect's digital devices, which will be investigated for further evidence.  The UK police say that the arrest is part of a broader investigation conducted by the National Crime Agency and the FBI into a hacking group known to breach networks, steal data, and deploy ransomware in extortion schemes.

BleepingComputer reports: "UK Arrests Suspected Scattered Spider Hacker Linked to MGM Attack"