Scattered Spider: The Cyber Threat Targeting Airlines in North America ✈️
Learn about the notorious hacking group 'Scattered Spider' and how their cyber attacks are impacting airlines across the US and Canada. Discover what the FBI and tech companies are doing to combat this threat.

ABC News (Australia)
20.0K views • Jul 2, 2025

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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.
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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
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