How the Grinch Stole ESXi: A Scattered Spider Threat Actor Round- Up

Scattered Spider may not live on Mount Crumpit, but their playbook for stealing Christmas—and your virtual infrastructure—would make even the Grinch proud. Join Joseph Comps, Threat Intelligence Analyst at Vali Cyber, for a deep dive into one of the most destructive...

Scattered Spider: A Threat Profile

Aliases UNC3944 (Google Mandiant) The Com/The Community Octo Tempest (Microsoft) Oktapus (Group-IB) Muddled Libra (Palo Alto Unit 42) Scatter Swine (Okta) StarFraud Storm-0875 Profiling Demographics: Primarily young operators (assessed ages: 13–25 years old),...

Scattered Spider: The Group Behind Major ESXi Ransomware Attacks 

A new wave of ransomware actors is rewriting the rulebook. Their sights are set on VMware ESXi. Scattered Spider (AKA UNC3944, 0ktapus, Muddled Libra) is one of the most agile and dangerous threat clusters in operation today. They’re not a traditional ransomware gang....