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Teen hacker from notorious Scattered Spider ring sentenced to 10 years in federal prison

He also agreed to pay $13 million in restitution as part of his plea deal
In a nutshell: A Palm Coast, Florida, man linked to a notorious hacking crew will spend the next decade in federal prison after admitting to a multimillion-dollar cybercrime spree that relied on SIM-swapping attacks to steal cryptocurrency. The sentencing closes a two-year investigation that exposed one of the largest fraud schemes tied to a group known as Scattered Spider.
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Criminals are spying on iPhone users' passcodes and stealing their handsets

In brief: For all the advanced, complicated ways that thieves can access the troves of sensitive data on our phones, the simplest method remains the most effective: discover a victim's passcode before physically stealing the handset. A number of these crimes have taken place recently with iPhone users being the main targets, leading to a response from Apple.