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- Scattered spider can move its focus to the US
- The FBI has warned the airline and the transport industry to remain vigilant
- Two airlines were already broken in June 2025
The scattered spincyber criminals are now focusing on our airlines and transport after moving his visor of British retailers, the FBI and security companies warns.
The group struck earlier Marks & Spencer, co-opAnd harrods that cause widespread system dropout and empty shelves.
The Fbi -advice Warns that the cyber attacks “had recently observed” that shared similarities with the above attacks, whereby the Mandiant and Palo Alto networks of Google 42 echoed the warning of the agencies.
Distributed spider switches goals
The members of the group include English -speaking young adults who are financially motivated. The group uses phishing and social engineering techniques to gain access to networks where they cause damage, steal data and implement ransomware. There is no organized structure for the group, where the members are part of a broader organization that is known as “the com”.
The FBI warning follows two cyber incidents affecting the airlines this month. Hawaiian airlines A cyber attack reported on 26 June and Canada’s Westjet published a message that it had discovered a cyber incident on 13 June. The group was able to focus directly on other organizations, or by violating third parties in the supply chain to gain access.
“Everyone in the airline’s ecosystem, including trusted suppliers and contractors, can be at risk,” warns the FBI statement.
“The FBI actively collaborates with aviation and industrial partners to tackle this activity and help victims. Early report enables the FBI to enter immediately, to share intelligence throughout the industry and to prevent compromise. If you suspect that your organization is the target, contact your local FBI office,” says the statement.
In May 2025, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (TIG) also warned that spread spider was starts to move his focus to the US.
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