Dossier
Peter Stokes
Coverage of Peter Stokes in the Nexus archive.
- Court Filing Reveals Windows Device ID Helped FBI Trace Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker
U.S. prosecutors used a persistent Windows device ID to link an alleged Scattered Spider hacker to a May 2025 intrusion at a luxury jewelry retailer. Microsoft records connected the ID to an account used during the attack and to online accounts tied to 19-year-old Peter Stokes.
- Teen ‘Scattered Spider’ suspect extradited to US over $8M crypto ransom
Peter Stokes, 19, has been extradited to the US for allegedly participating in a hacking group’s unsuccessful $8 million crypto ransom scheme.
- Dual-citizen, 19, charged in cyber hacking scheme involving $100M in ransom
Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual-citizen, has been charged in a cyber hacking scheme involving $100 million in ransom. He is accused of being a member of Scattered Spider, a hacking group responsible for over 100 network intrusions.