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A suspected Scattered Spider member suspect detained for casino network attacks

Part of the Scattered Spider story · 58 articles · 11 outlets · since 28 Aug 2025

A suspected Scattered Spider member linked to attacks on Las Vegas casinos was arrested on 17 September 2025.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the teenage suspect surrendered to the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center and was booked on charges including one count of Unlawful Acts Regarding Computers, three counts of Obtaining and Using Personal Identifying Information of Another Person to Harm or Impersonate, one count of Extortion, and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Extortion; the Clark County District Attorney’s Office expects to move the case to the criminal division to face charges as an adult.

The article also notes that between August and October 2023, several Las Vegas casinos experienced intrusions tied to Scattered Spider, prompting an FBI investigation. Separately, two teenagers in the United Kingdom were arrested over the 2024 TfL cyberattack; the National Crime Agency announced that Thalha Jubair (19) and Owen Flowers (18) were charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts against TfL under the Computer Misuse Act. according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

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