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Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in US Federal Court

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Tyler Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Tiffany Wang • April 17, 2026

The Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Federal Courthouse, where Tyler Buchanan plead guilty to two criminal counts on April 17, 2026. (Image: Mikele Dray/Shuttersock)

A senior figure in the Scattered Spider cybercrime group pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft on Friday in an Orange County, California, federal district court.

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The plea marks the conclusion of a digital crime spree by Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Scotland. Buchanan has been in federal custody since April 2025, when Spanish authorities extradited Buchanan after arresting him in the Mediterranean resort city of Palma de Mallorca just as he attempted to leave the country for Naples on a chartered ...


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