Google Warns UK Retailer Hackers Now Targeting US

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Google on Thursday warned that the hacking group behind the recent cyberattacks on high-street UK retailers is now turning to US companies.

“Shields up US retailers. They’re here,” John Hultquist, chief analyst at Google Threat Intelligence Group, said on X (formerly Twitter).

Hultquist pointed to a May 7 Mandiant blog post detailing the activities of UNC3944, also known as Scattered Spider, which relies on social engineering, SIM swapping, ransomware deployment, and extortion in attacks against high-profile targets across a broad range of industries.

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