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Aon Highlights “Scattered Spider”
Release Date: October 2023 Client Threat Advisory: Financially Motived Criminal Group Uses Advanced Social Engineering Tactics and Reconnaissance.
A ransomware group most commonly referred to as “Scattered Spider” has been highlighted in the cyber security media as a troublesome threat actor.
This group is active across many different industries and is perhaps best known for its attacks on two major casino/resort corporations.
Professional services firms do not appear to be one of Scattered Spider’s primary targets, but their tactics are universal and there is no doubt that other groups are watching and will put these tactics to use.
Aon’s Incident Response team has issued a client threat advisory which provides valuable insight into this group and the Tactics, Techniques and Protocols (TTP’s) that they deploy.
The advisory details observations about the different phases of the typical attack and then provides security mitigation recommendations.
This is a sophisticated and dangerous group and their tactics will soon be copied by others. The best defense is becoming familiar with the attack strategies and then educating employees to recognize these patterns.
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The Professional Services Practice at Aon values your feedback. To discuss any of the topics raised in this article, please contact Tom Ricketts.
Tom Ricketts
Managing Director
New York
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Bryan Hurd
Managing Director, Aon Cyber - Stroz Friedberg
Seattle
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