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Hackers try to hold Google ransom, demand it fire 2 staff & shut its threat tracker: Report
short by Ashley Paul / on Tuesday, 2 September, 2025
A new network of hackers, consisting members from hacker communities Scattered Spider, LapSus and ShinyHunters, attempted to hold Google ransom, Newsweek reported. The network, named Scattered LapSus Hunters, has demanded that the company fire Austin Larsen and Charles Carmakal, both of whom work at Google Threat Intelligence Group, while also demanding cessation of the threat tracker's probes.
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