WASHINGTON: Tech companies Google and Palo Alto Networks are sounding the alarm over the \u201cScattered Spider\u201d hacking group\u2019s interest in the aviation sector.
\nIn a statement posted on LinkedIn on Friday, Sam Rubin, an executive at Palo Alto\u2019s cybersecurity-focused Unit 42, said his company had \u201cobserved Muddled Libra (also known as Scattered Spider) targeting the aviation industry.\u201d
\nIn a similar statement, Charles Carmakal, an executive with Alphabet-owned Google\u2019s cybersecurity-focused Mandiant unit, said his company was \u201caware of multiple incidents in the airline and transportation sector which resemble the operations of UNC3944 or Scattered Spider.\u201d
\nNeither executive identified which specific companies had been targeted, but Alaska Air Group-owned Hawaiian Airlines and Canada\u2019s WestJet have both recently reported being struck by unspecified cyber incidents.
\nNeither company has gone into detail about the intrusions or commented on any potential links between the incidents and Scattered Spider.
\nThe loose-knit but aggressive hacking group, alleged to at least in part comprise youngsters operating in Western countries, has been blamed for some of the most disruptive hacks to hit the United States and Europe in recent memory.
\nIn 2023, hackers tied to the group broke into gaming companies MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, partially paralyzing casinos and knocking slot machines out of commission.
\nEarlier this year, the group wreaked havoc at British retailers. More recent targets include the US insurance industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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