Scattered Spider Teen Hacked Telecoms to Spam Victims, US Says

US prosecutors unsealed charges against an alleged teenage hacker who worked with a notorious cybercrime crew to break into telecommunications firms, providing new insights into the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure providers.

Remington Ogletree, 19, allegedly breached two telecoms and one American financial institution in order to exfiltrate their data and steal customers’ virtual currency to cause $4 million in damages, according to charges unsealed Wednesday. Ogletree is accused of working with Scattered Spider, a hacking gang that’s been tied to attacks on MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Coinbase, Riot Games Inc. and others.

The teenager is ...