{"id":2098334,"date":"2023-11-14T11:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-struggled-to-disrupt-dangerous-casino-hacking-gang-cyber-responders-say\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T11:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:41:53","slug":"fbi-struggled-to-disrupt-dangerous-casino-hacking-gang-cyber-responders-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-struggled-to-disrupt-dangerous-casino-hacking-gang-cyber-responders-say\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI struggled to disrupt dangerous casino hacking gang, cyber responders say"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-struggled-to-disrupt-dangerous-casino-hacking-gang-cyber-responders-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2098334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2\" data-testid=\"Text\">By <\/span>Zeba Siddiqui<span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2\" data-testid=\"Text\">, <\/span>Christopher Bing<span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2\" data-testid=\"Text\"> and <\/span>Raphael Satter<\/p>\n<p>12:29 PM UTC \u2063\u2013 November\u200d 14, 2023<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>The FBI \u200cStruggles\u200b to Stop a Hyper-Aggressive Cybercrime Gang<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO\/WASHINGTON \u2062(Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. Federal Bureau \u200cof Investigation (FBI) has been engaged in a relentless battle against a highly aggressive cybercrime gang that has been wreaking \u2063havoc \u2062on corporate America for the\u200b past two years, according to \u2063cybersecurity responders, digital crime experts, and victims.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200dhaving identified the identities of at least \u200ba dozen members \u200bof the\u200b hacking group responsible for the devastating breaches at MGM\u2062 Resorts International and\u200d Caesars Entertainment, the FBI has struggled to make arrests, leaving industry executives puzzled\u200d by the \u2063lack of progress.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Sentonas, president of \u200cCrowdStrike, one of the leading firms responding to\u2062 the hacks, expressed his frustration,\u200b stating, &#8220;For such a small group, they are absolutely causing\u200b havoc.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b hackers, known as &#8220;Scattered Spider,&#8221; have been\u2062 active since\u2063 2021 and have\u2063 targeted numerous high-profile American\u2064 companies. The MGM breach alone\u200c cost the company approximately $100 million in damages, while \u200cCaesars\u2064 paid a ransom of $15 million to regain access \u200dto\u2064 its systems.<\/p>\n<p>CrowdStrike, Alphabet&#8217;s Mandiant, Palo Alto Networks,\u2064 and Microsoft are among the main American cybersecurity firms \u2064working to \u2064identify the hackers and assist law enforcement. However, the \u2064FBI&#8217;s investigation has faced challenges due to the group&#8217;s\u200d loose-knit structure and the hesitancy\u200c of some victims to cooperate.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these obstacles, \u200dthe\u200c FBI&#8217;s Newark\u2062 field office\u200d has \u2063recently made \u2062progress in the investigation, and\u200c alarming\u200b details of the hackers&#8217; aggressive\u200c tactics have come to light. The\u2064 group is involved in various illicit schemes, including sextortion, ransomware, phone-based scams, and even \u2063violence-for-hire.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Mandia, the\u2063 founder of \u2063Mandiant, emphasized the importance of apprehending the hackers, stating, \u2064&#8221;If they&#8217;re in democratized nations that \u200cwork with the international community, \u2062you&#8217;ve got to catch them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(This story has been refiled to remove the repetition \u200din paragraph\u2064 8)<\/p>\n<p><sub>Reporting by Zeba Siddiqui in San Francisco, and Raphael Satter and Christopher\u2063 Bing in Washington; editing by\u200c Chris\u200d Sanders and\u2062 Claudia Parsons<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Gavin Newsom shield Xi Jinping from Biden\u2019s America, while\u200d the IDF discovers a \u200bHamas base in a hospital \u2062and Don Jr. takes the stand \u00a0.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The CEO of the State \u2062Financials Officers Foundation is warning Americans \u2064about E.S.G. \u2063or\u2062 Environmental, Social And\u2062 Corporate Governance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>19 Republicans join all but two Democrats in killing an amendment \u200dto stop the Biden Administration\u2062 from requiring cars built \u2064after 2026 to have a \u200cso-called \u201ckill \u2064switch.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Long-time New York House Democrat Brian Higgins plans\u2064 to resign\u2062 from \u200bcongress \u2064before the end of his current term. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The FBI has\u200d struggled to stop\u2064 a \u2062hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang \u2062that\u2019s been tormenting corporate \u200cAmerica\u2064 over the\u2064 last two years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU \u200blaw \u200crequiring them\u200b to\u200c make it easier for users to move between competing services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interstate-10-fire-causes-massive-transportation-crisis-in-los-angeles\/\" title=\"Interstate 10 Fire Causes Massive Transportation \u2018Crisis\u2019 in Los Angeles\">administration announced\u200b steps aimed<\/a> at \u2062freeing up additional wireless spectrum for advanced technology needs and soaring wireless demand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Humane released a $699 device that aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-issues-subpoenas-to-hunter-james-biden\/\" title=\"House GOP Issues Subpoenas To Hunter, James Biden\">bring cutting-edge artificial intelligence<\/a> to a lapel near \u200dyou.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200bhas the FBI&#8217;s investigation \u2062into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-struggled-to-disrupt-dangerous-casino-hacking-gang-cyber-responders-say\/\" title=\"FBI struggled to disrupt dangerous casino hacking gang, cyber responders say\">hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang impacted industry executives<\/a> and their understanding of\u200b progress in combating cybercrime?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The FBI Struggles to\u200c Stop a Hyper-Aggressive Cybercrime Gang<\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO\/WASHINGTON \u2062(Reuters) \u200b\u2013 \u200dThe U.S.\u200d Federal \u2063Bureau \u200cof Investigation (FBI) has been engaged \u200cin a \u2064relentless battle \u200cagainst a highly aggressive cybercrime gang that\u2062 has\u200d been wreaking \u2064\u2063havoc \u2062on corporate America for the\u200b past two years, \u2062according\u2063 to \u2062\u2063cybersecurity responders,\u2064 digital crime \u200cexperts, and victims.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200dhaving identified\u200b the identities of at least \u200ba \u2062dozen members \u200bof the\u200b hacking group responsible for the devastating breaches at MGM\u2062 Resorts International and\u200d Caesars Entertainment,\u2063 the FBI has struggled\u2064 to make \u200carrests, \u200bleaving industry executives puzzled\u200d by the \u200b\u2063lack of progress.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Sentonas, president of \u200cCrowdStrike, one of the leading firms responding to\u2062 the hacks, expressed his frustration,\u200b stating, &#8220;For\u200d such a small\u200c group, they are absolutely causing\u200b havoc.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b\u200b hackers, known as &#8220;Scattered Spider,&#8221; have been\u2062 active\u2063 since\u2063 2021\u200c and have\u2063 \u2064targeted numerous high-profile American\u2064 companies. The MGM breach alone\u200c cost the company approximately $100 million in damages, while \u200cCaesars\u2064 paid a ransom\u2062 of $15 million to regain access \u200dto\u2064 its systems.<\/p>\n<p>CrowdStrike, Alphabet&#8217;s Mandiant, \u2064Palo Alto Networks,\u2064 and Microsoft are among \u2063the main American cybersecurity \u2064firms \u2064working to \u2064identify the hackers and\u2062 assist law enforcement. However, \u2062the \u2064FBI&#8217;s investigation has faced challenges due to the group&#8217;s\u200d loose-knit structure and the hesitancy\u200c of some \u2063victims to cooperate.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these obstacles, \u200dthe\u200c FBI&#8217;s Newark\u2062 field office\u200d has \u2063recently made \u2062progress \u2063in\u200c the investigation, and\u200c\u200d alarming\u200b details of \u2062the hackers&#8217; aggressive\u200c tactics have come \u2062to light. The\u2064 group is involved in various illicit schemes, including sextortion, ransomware, phone-based scams, \u2063and even \u2063violence-for-hire.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Mandia, the\u2063 founder of\u200c \u2063Mandiant, emphasized the importance of apprehending the hackers, stating, \u2064&#8221;If they&#8217;re in democratized nations\u2064 that \u200cwork with the international community, \u2062you&#8217;ve got to\u200d catch them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(This story has been\u2062 refiled to remove the repetition\u200b \u200din paragraph\u2064 8)<\/p>\n<p>Reporting by Zeba Siddiqui, Christopher Bing, and Raphael Satter<\/p>\n<p>In a battle\u2063 against a highly \u200daggressive cybercrime gang, the U.S. Federal Bureau\u2062 of Investigation (FBI) finds\u200c itself struggling \u200bto make progress. This gang has been causing havoc\u200c on corporate\u2063 America for \u2064the past\u2064 two years, targeting high-profile companies and causing millions of \u200bdollars worth of damages. Despite the FBI&#8217;s efforts \u200cto identify the hackers, the limited number of arrests has \u200dpuzzled industry executives.<\/p>\n<p>CrowdStrike, Mandiant, \u2064Palo\u2063 Alto Networks,\u2064 and \u2064Microsoft\u2063 are some of the cybersecurity firms working to identify the hackers and assist law enforcement. However,\u2064 the \u200dloose-knit structure of the hacking group, referred to\u200c as &#8220;Scattered Spider,&#8221; and the reluctance\u2062 of\u200b some victims to cooperate have posed challenges for the FBI&#8217;s investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, \u200cthe FBI&#8217;s Newark\u2063 field office has made progress in \u200cthe\u200b investigation, shedding light on \u200bthe hackers&#8217; aggressive tactics.\u200d They are involved in various illicit activities, including sextortion, ransomware attacks, phone-based \u200bscams, \u2063and even violence-for-hire. The urgency to apprehend\u2064 these hackers is \u2062stressed by industry experts, as their actions\u2063 have had severe consequences for\u200b companies and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>While the investigation \u2064continues, \u200bthere is hope that with the support of international cooperation, these cybercriminals can be brought to justice. \u2062It is crucial to catch them and prevent further damage to\u2062 democratized nations that work together to combat cybercrime.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, as the FBI faces the challenges\u200b posed by this\u2063 hyper-aggressive\u200c cybercrime gang, collaboration\u200c among cybersecurity firms \u200cand\u2062 international law enforcement\u2062 agencies\u200d becomes \u200bcrucial\u2062 in bringing these hackers to justice and \u2063protecting businesses from future attacks. The \u2063urgency to\u200c apprehend and halt\u200b their illicit activities is paramount to safeguarding corporate America and the individuals affected \u2062by their malicious actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Zeba Siddiqui,\u00a0Christopher Bing\u00a0and\u00a0Raphael Satter 12:29 PM UTC \u2013 November 14, 2023 Advertisement SAN FRANCISCO\/WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has struggled to stop a hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang that\u2019s been tormenting corporate America over the last two years, according to nine cybersecurity responders, digital crime experts and victims. 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