Sp1d3r
- Primary motivation
- financial-gain
- Sophistication
- intermediate
- Resource level
- organization
- Actor type
- criminal
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:15:49
Targeted industries: financial-services technology-and-telecommunications retail-and-hospitality
Context
Sp1d3r, a threat actor, has been involved in multiple data breaches targeting companies like Truist Bank, Cylance, and Advance Auto Parts. They have stolen and attempted to sell sensitive information, including customer and employee emails, account numbers, and source code. Sp1d3r has also claimed to have obtained data from a third-party platform and a cloud storage vendor. They have utilized hacking forums to sell the stolen data for significant sums of money.
Reports & references
- research.checkpoint.com — 17Th June Threat Intelligence Report (report)
- cysecurity.news — Truist Bank Confirms Data Breach After (report)