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Wispy2891@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Windows 11 identifier code used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hacker arrested over alleged ties to infamous extortion group

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Windows 11 identifier code used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hacker arrested over alleged ties to infamous extortion group

www.tomshardware.com

Wispy2891@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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DOJ claims the group stole over $100 million across various attacks.
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  • dhtseany@lemmy.ml
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    What kind of dumbass is using a Windows operating system to launch a hacking campaign from? It’s like he was asking to get caught.

    • _Nemo_@lemmy.ml
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      Like showing up to the bank heist in a neon pink monster truck.

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    Elite hacker uses…Windows. Come on, man.

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      The smartest guy I ever met - dizzyingly smart - coded virtual memory management replacements for Unix from putty on windows.

      Is that guy elite? Are you being elitist?

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    While I’m glad these guys are going to jail, this does go to show that one should not use Windows if they care about OPSEC.

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    “H4cker”

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    ESH

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