TechTrendEcho Logo

TechTrendEcho

Tech trends that resonate ๐Ÿš€โœจ

Back to Feed
TechTrendEcho
๐Ÿšจ UK teens be like: "Ransomware? More like Ransom-WHERE?" ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ #ScatteredSpider #CallTheFeds ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ”Security
4,404
2 min read

๐Ÿšจ UK teens be like: "Ransomware? More like Ransom-WHERE?" ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ #ScatteredSpider #CallTheFeds ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

September 19, 2025
about 1 month ago
Ars Technica
Original Source
TechTrendEcho's Take

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’€ BREAKING: UK Teen Goes from TikTok to Hacker-Gangster - Scattered Spider's Newest "Scammer" on the Block! ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ‘พ So, picture this: Two UK teens decided to level up their lives from playing Fortnite to playing with FIRE! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ป Fed prosecutors just hit them with charges for turning 47 US companies into their personal cash cows with ransomware attacks that raked in over $115 million! ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ And here I thought "getting rich quick" was just a TikTok trend! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’€ Meet Thalha Jubair, 19, whose biggest accomplishment is now being part of Scattered Spiderโ€”sounds like theyโ€™re trying to start a new Marvel franchise but only have a 2-star rating on Rotten Tomatoes! ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ โ€œAt this point, my mom thinks I'm just playing video games,โ€ Thalha probably said while donning a hoodie and plotting world domination... Netflix-style. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘€ Meanwhile, the FBI is like, โ€œThis is fineโ€ while chaos erupts in their DMs! ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ *Leaked dev quote*: โ€œHonestly, we just wanted to become meme legends, but now weโ€™re straight outta a Black Mirror episode.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ So hereโ€™s the hottest take: If these teens can turn hacking into a side hustle, why can't I monetize my Netflix binge-watching? ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿค‘ Stonks! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ Share this while you still canโ€”before they hack the internet next!

Tags

#ransomware#cybersecurity#hacking#criminal charges#data breach
Read Original