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US Charges Scattered Spider Hacker with Extortion, Cyber Intrusion

A 19-year-old hacker, known online as "Bouquet," has been arrested in Finland and charged in the US with extortion and cyber intrusion as a key player in the notorious Scattered Spider hacking collective. The dual US and Estonian citizen was caught at Helsinki airport while trying to flee to Japan.

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Young British man in his mid-twenties sits somberly in a formal setting surrounded by law enforcement officials.

Scotland Hacker Pleads Guilty in Scattered Spider Cybercrime Case

Meet Tyler Robert Buchanan, the 24-year-old mastermind behind the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang, who has pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and identity theft. With a potential 22-year prison sentence looming, Buchanan's guilty plea marks a major win for law enforcement in the fight against cybercrime.

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