SCATTERED SPIDER RANSOMWARE GROUP ABRUPTLY DECIDES TO END OPERATIONS - FOR NOW, AT LEAST

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Fifteen major ransomware gangs, including Scattered Spider, Lapsus, and Shiny Hunters, announced they are "going dark" after claiming they fulfilled their goals and will enjoy their earnings from recent attacks on companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Marks & Spencer, and Salesforce. They posted their farewell on BreachForums, saying they will stop attacking in their name. However, experts doubt this will be permanent, as some members have already been arrested, and the profits of cybercrime may lure them back. The announcement follows a summer campaign where the rebranded "Scattered Lapsus Hunters" targeted over 700 organizations worldwide, mainly through social engineering and data theft rather than ransomware.