Early Scattered Spider member pleads guilty to cybercrime spree

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Summary by Cyber Security News18 Sep 2026, 22:24 CEST

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Another core member of the hacker subset of The Com involved in a spree of extortion attacks from at least 2021 to 2023 pleaded guilty to federal charges, according to court records released Tuesday. Ahmed Hossam Eldin Elbadawy, a 24-year-old from Texas, pleaded guilty exactly one year ago to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft.

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