US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks

U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged with breaching a U.S. financial institution and two unnamed telecommunications firms.

Remington Goy Ogletree (also known online as “remi”) breached the three companies’ networks using credentials stolen in text and voice phishing messages targeting their employees.

He also impersonated the victims’ IT support departments in calls designed to pressure the employees into accessing phishing sites where they were asked to enter their user names and passwords.