Scattered Spider Hacker Noah Michael Urban Jailed for 10 Years

Noah Michael Urban, the 20-year-old hacker from the notorious Scattered Spider group, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Learn about his SIM swapping and phishing crimes that stole millions in cryptocurrency from companies and individuals.

A 20-year-old hacker, Noah Michael Urban, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider (UNC3944). Urban, aka Sosa, Elijah, Gustavo Fring, and King Bob, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in both Florida and California.

According to the DoJ’s press release, the court also ordered him to pay $13 million in restitution to his victims, which included people and companies. The judge, Harvey E. Schlesinger, gave a longer sentence than prosecutors had requested, and as per security journalist Brian Krebs’s report, Urban called it ‘unjust,” citing that the judge was personally targeted by another ...