A Microsoft Windows device identifier, known as a Global Device Identifier (GDID), was used to link 19-year-old Peter Stokes to a string of ransomware and extortion attacks tied to the Scattered Spider hacking collective. Stokes, a dual U.S.-Estonian citizen, allegedly operated under the aliases “Bouquet,” “Spencer,” and “Jordan,” according to a superseding criminal complaint filed in the […]
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