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Teenage hackers take down JLR

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has shut down its systems after suffering a cyber-attack. The group claiming responsibility for the attack, The Com, also referred to as Scattered Spider, is a loosely affiliated online community of predominantly teenage English-speaking hackers based in the UK and the US.

Cybercrime recruitment drive targets English-speaking teens

The most in-demand skill on cybercrime recruiting sites is English-speaking social engineering. According to cybersecurity company Reliaquest, job posts more than doubling from 2024 to 2025, with recruiters accounting for 87 percent of these postings, indicating strong demand.

Louis Vuitton is the latest retailer to be breached

Louis Vuitton, owned by French giant LVMH, is the latest retailer to suffer a cyber-breach in a recent flurry of attacks that previously compromised Marks & Spencer, the Co-Op and others. The cybercriminals have accessed Louis Vuitton’s customer data not only in the UK but also in Turkey and Korea. According to Louis Vuitton, the hackers were sitting on its systems for a full month before the intrusion was discovered.

Teenage super-hackers attack airlines

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last week issued a warning on X that the cybercriminals responsible for the recent devastating cyber-attacks on the UK retail sector are now targeting the airline sector on both sides of the Atlantic. Hard on the heels of the FBI’s warning came the news that the Qantas airline has suffered a major cyber-attack, affecting more than six million customers and likely resulting in the “significant” theft of personal information. Qantas confirmed the data breach Wednesday morning, alerting customers to a cyber incident affecting a third-party platform used by an airline contact center.

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