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Pro basketball player and 4 youths arrested in connection to ransomware crimes


Suspects were allegedly involved in a string of ransomware breaches.

Various people affiliated with Scattered Spider also stand accused of being involved in the 2023 ransomware attacks that shut down operations for MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. LAPSUS is behind an attack spree that has breached networks belonging to Microsoft, Okta, Nvidia, Globant, Rockstar Games, Samsung, T-Mobile, and Uber. Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords.

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