Scottish man pleads guilty to attack spree that created Scattered Spider’s notoriety

Tyler Robert Buchanan, a core leader of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, pleaded guilty to federal charges for orchestrating phishing attacks and cryptocurrency thefts totaling over $8 million. Arrested in Spain in 2024, he faces up to 22 years in prison and was described as a pivotal figure in the hacker subset of The Com.