The FBI has issued a warning to the airline sector about the growing threat posed by the cybercriminal gang Scattered Spider, a group responsible for a series of sophisticated hacks against major U.S. companies and government agencies.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sounded the alarm on the expanding activities of a cybercriminal group known as Scattered Spider, now targeting the aviation industry in its latest wave of ransomware attacks.

Scattered Spider gained notoriety for the attacks on M&S. It is now expanding its campaign of attacks into the aviation sector targeting major airlines using