US Department of Justice

“Erik Santana‑Garcia, 34, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced on July 30 to 20 years in federal prison without parole, followed by lifetime supervised release, according to the DOJ.”

“Santana‑Garcia had previously been deported and removed from the US multiple times, most recently on March 6, 2019, according to the DOJ.”

“In a statement, the US Department of Justice alleged Mr Hasna worked closely with senior Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas's governing body, since at least 2023.”

“The US Department of Justice issued a press release in 2025 with details of the indictment against Zhang. As well as accusing Zhang of drug trafficking, it said he recruited people to open bank accou…”

“Scattered Spider has been involved in hacks resulting in more than $100m (£75m) in ransom payments, according to the DoJ.”

“The complaint alleges that, among other offences, he and other co-conspirators made a ransom demand of around $8m in cryptocurrency to a luxury jewellery retailer after stealing its data last year.”

“However, it added, the jewellery company lost at least $2m due to business disruption, investigation and mitigation of the threat.”