What do we know about the 'Scattered Spider' cyber attacks? | ABC NEWS

Scattered Spider, a notoriously aggressive and prolific hacking group, has been targeting airlines in the US and Canada. The FBI and tech companies have put out alerts to warn other aviation companies. It comes as Qantas warns a "significant" amount of customer data has likely been stolen from its records during a cyber attack against the airline. Qantas has yet to identify who's responsible. ABC Technology Reporter Ange Lavoipierre and Ideas Editor from Capital Brief James Hennessy join Patricia Karvelas to talk about who the 'Scattered Spider' hackers are, and how they operate. Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-02/who-are-scattered-spider-hackers-qantas-data-breach/105485674 Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-02/jacinta-allan-childcare-industry-register-device-ban/105484876 ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC NEWS on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel