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#The Com
4 stories taggedThe Com.
Threat Intelligence
UK member of 'The Com' jailed for two years after blackmailing 117 girls online
Justin Swaddle, 20, used Snapchat, Telegram and Discord to coerce teenage girls into self-harm and abuse images, purely to boost his standing in a sprawling online cybercrime collective.
4 min read
Policy & Regulation
Europol Pulls 4,340 Links Tied to 'The Com' Extortion Network
A nine-country push targets an online ecosystem that grooms minors, spreads violence manuals, and has been linked to ransomware attacks on Marks & Spencer and Las Vegas casinos.
4 min read
Identity & Access
Fake 'security upgrade' phone calls trick Microsoft 365 users into handing over their accounts
A criminal crew called Pink is calling staff, walking them through a fake Microsoft passkey setup, and quietly registering a login key of its own.
4 min read
Threat Intelligence
The Boy Who Topped the Leaderboard: How 'Tylerb' Became a Cooperating Witness
Tyler Buchanan, the Scottish core of Scattered Spider's 2022 phishing spree, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court. His path there ran through a blowtorch, a Barcelona departure gate, and a Telegram scoreboard.
3 min read