California Teen Suspected of Being a Member of Scattered Spider Hacking Gang

  • US prosecutors accuse 19-year-old of wire fraud crimes
  • Gang allegedly targeted numerous companies in phishing attacks

Scattered Spider is infamous for terrorizing a string of large organizations in recent years. 

Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
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An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter.

US prosecutors charged Remington Ogletree on Oct. 30 with wire fraud in relation to alleged crimes conducted from October 2023 through May 2024.