Top Trending: Was a Juvenile Really Responsible for Cyber Attack Last Year That Brought Las Vegas Casinos to a Halt?
Between August and October 2023, several Las Vegas casino properties fell victim to sophisticated cyberattacks attributed to an organized group known by various names, including "Scattered Spider," "Octo Tempest," "UNC3944," and "0ktapus." Scroll down for all the latest gambling headlines from around the globe and the top trending gambling articles at Gambling911.com
"60 Minutes" even did a segment on the attack last year.
Once inside a company's systems, the results are crippling as it avoids specialized malware and instead relies on reliable remote management tools to maintain access.
"Part of their success is because they are fluent in Western culture. They know how our society works," said Allison Nixon, chief research officer with the cybersecurity firm Unit 221B. "They know what to say to get someone to do something."
Scattered Spider is just one of many illicit hacking groups, all part of a sprawling collection of online criminals calling themselves "the Community," or "the Com" for short, Nixon said. She describes it as a new, but surprisingly disruptive online subculture.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Las Vegas Cyber Task Force, which includes the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Cyber Investigative Group, took charge of the investigation due to the complexity of the crime.
Detectives identified a teenage male as a suspect in the case.
On September 17, 2025, the juvenile suspect surrendered to the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center, where he was booked on multiple charges.
These include three counts of obtaining and using personal identifying information of another person to harm or impersonate, one count of extortion, one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, and one count of unlawful acts regarding computers.
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