The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged five men for allegedly targeting the employees of multiple companies with phishing campaigns.

According to a recent announcement by the Department of Justice, the alleged co-conspirators targeted United States companies with phishing text messages and harvested employee credentials. Akil Davis, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, explained that the men allegedly used the obtained information “as a gateway to steal millions in their cryptocurrency accounts.”

The five young men—aged from 20 to 25—are charged by a federal grand jury indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy, and one count of aggravated identity theft. Some of the alleged co-conspirators already faced charges and pleaded not guilty.

Per Reuters, the five were allegedly members of “Scattered Spider,” the hacking group behind attacks on Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International. The group typically engages in “data theft for extortion using multiple social engineering techniques,” as well as deploying ransomware, according to a 2023 FBI
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