Alleged member of Scattered Spider extradited to US
Alleged member of Scattered Spider extradited to US
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Publish Date: 2026-07-06 11:48:00
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A suspected member of Scattered Spider has been extradited to the U.S. after being arrested in Finland on federal conspiracy charges, according to the Justice Department.
Officials said Peter Stokes, 19, was charged with conspiracy, cyber offenses and fraud, in connection with the 2025 hack of a luxury jewelry retailer.
Stokes, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Estonia, was arrested by Finnish authorities in April, pursuant to an Interpol Red Notice, while attempting to board a flight to Japan. He made an initial court appearance in Chicago on Tuesday. The suspect was known as “Bouquet” or “Jordan” in alleged communication with other members of the group, according to court documents.
After breaching the luxury jewelry retailer, which was not named in the documents, in May 2025, hackers demanded a ransom of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. While incident responders were able to evict the hackers from the retailer’s systems, and no ransom was paid, the company took a $2 million hit related to lost business, investigation and mitigation.
Court records show that at least 77GB of data were exfiltrated, but security responders were able to prevent ransomware from being deployed.
Officials said Scattered Spider, one of the world’s most notorious cybercrime groups, is linked to more than 100 network intrusions in recent years, resulting in more than $100 million in ransom payments.
Scattered Spider also is linked to a series of social engineering attacks in the U.K. and to an attack on MGM Resorts in Las Vegas.
The arrest follows an admission last month by two alleged members of Scattered Spider in connection with the hack of Transport for London in the U.K. That incident cost an estimated $38.7 million, or 29 million British pounds.
