Scattered Spider (also known as, UNC3944, Scatter Swine, Oktapus, Octo Tempest, Storm-0875, and Muddled Libra) engages in data extortion and several other criminal activities.
Scattered Spider threat actors use multiple social engineering techniques—including push bombing—and subscriber identity module (SIM) swap attacks, to obtain credentials, install remote access tools, and/or bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). According to public reporting, Scattered Spider threat actors have:
- Posed as company IT and/or helpdesk staff using phone calls or SMS messages to obtain credentials from employees and gain access to the network.
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Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Division
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