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Known in the security industry variously as Scattered Spider, Muddled Libra, and UNC3944, these hackers were thrust into the limelight earlier this month for breaching the systems of two of the worlds largest gambling companies - MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Ltd.

Hackers Scattered Spider, Muddled Libra, and UNC3944 were thrust into the limelight for breaching the systems of MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment.

Security pros say once the attackers gain access to the ESXi servers, they essentially have control over MGM’s Windows systems, which can lead to additional data theft, system disruptions, and other malicious activities.

While details are still scarce, prior research points to that once the breach of the casinos was made, the threat group Scattered Spider exploited a vulnerable kernel-mode driver to gain high-level access to Windows privileges.

Hackers are trying to reset MFA tools for Okta accounts

Muddled Libra is a high-risk threat group targeting BPO, software automation, and telecom companies, according to Palo Alto Networks

The emerging cyber-threat group is unusually persistent and nimble, bypassing MFA, stealing data, and using compromised environments for downstream customer attacks.