Alleged Scattered Spider teen cuffed after extortion Bitcoin used to buy games, meals

Feds say gift card splurges tied suspect to multimillion-dollar ransomware crew
Thalha Jubair, one of the two UK teens arrested on Tuesday and accused of being members of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang, allegedly played a role in bilking more than 100 organizations out of at least $115 million in ransom payments. Cops nabbed him after following a number of clues, including gift cards purchased from a cryptocurrency wallet on the same server that also held wallets receiving extortion payments.…