Scattered Spider has set its sights on North American airline and transportation organizations, prompting Mandiant to issue an immediate alert. The security firm recognizes multiple incidents mirroring the modus operandi of the group, known as UNC3944. Organizations are urged to strengthen their help desk identity verification processes and implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) to protect against self-service password resets and social engineering risks. Mandiant's recent hardening guidance offers strategies to combat these threats, advising all organizations to review and bolster their defenses regardless of current targeting by Scattered Spider.
Mandiant emphasizes the importance of enhanced identity verification for organizations in the airline and transportation sectors to prevent self-service password resets by threat actors.
As Scattered Spider targets organizations, Mandiant urges immediate actions including tightening help desk protocols, implementing MFA, and reviewing hardening guidance to bolster defenses.
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