Scattered Spider: Three things the news doesn’t tell you

With the recent attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer and Co-op, so-called Scattered Spider has been all over the media, with coverage spilling over into the mainstream news due to the severity of the disruption — currently looking like hundreds of millions in lost profits for M&S alone. 

This coverage is extremely valuable for the cyber security community as it raises awareness of the battles that security teams are fighting every day. But it’s also created a lot of noise that can make it tricky to understand the big picture.