Scattered Spider attracted great attention in 2023, when it attacked two major USCsinos in just one week, MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment.
"These attackers rely on social techniques, often impersonating employees or contractors to trick the IT support unit into granting access," the FBI shared on social media.
The FBI has also said that it has recently observed cyber attacks similar to the Scattered Spider approach, targeting the aviation sector.
Even Mandiant's cybersecurity experts and Palo Alto Networks' Security Research Unit 42 said they have seen Scattered Spider cyber attacks targeting the aviation industry.
Scattered Spider is an English-speaking group of hackers, usually teenagers and young people, with a financial motivation of stealing and blackmailing sensitive data from the company's network.
These Hackers are also known for their fraud tactics, often relying on social techniques, scams and sometimes threats of violence against the company's support and hotline to access their networks and deploy blackmail software.
The FBI statement stressed that hackers could target corporations and third-party IT providers, meaning "anyone in the aviation ecosystem, including reliable suppliers and contractors, could be at risk."
The warning comes after at least two airlines reported cyber attacks this month.
Earlier this June, Canadian airline WestJet said it had discovered "a cybersecurity incident involving internal systems and the WestJet application, which has limited access for some users."
Meanwhile, Hawaiian Airlines also confirmed that it is working to secure its system after a cyberattack. "We continue to operate our entire flight schedule safely and passenger travel is not affected," Hawaiian Airlines said.
The new Scattered Spider attack comes shortly after the cybercrime gang targeted the UK retail and insurance sectors. Previously, hackers broke into hotel chains, gambling machines and large technology companies.
