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 ESX Ransomware Attacks 

A new wave of ransomware actors is rewriting the rulebook. Their sights are set on VMware ESX. 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....