🚨 UK just busted two Scattered Spider hackers—19 & 18—behind the massive TfL cyberattack. 💥 One of them, Thalha Jubair, is also charged in the US for 120+ hacks & $115M in ransoms. He could face 95 years. Full story → https://lnkd.in/gqVPhRnD
Why aren't they being fast tracked into positions where their value is very clear. We are putting people with good skills into prison. It's backwards.
Hackers do what they do in the hope they will not get caught, but they do not think about the consequences of being caught. They had better be ready to do the time if they are willing to do the crime.
Young, but already operating at a level that disrupts major infrastructure. The Scattered Spider arrests are a reminder that talent and intent can cut both ways—one path builds resilience, the other ends in handcuffs.
19 years old and already facing 95 years, that’s one way to fast track a lifetime sentence. Cybercrime pays fast, but the bill comes due even faster.