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The episode discusses how Windows device telemetry assisted in the arrest of a hacker from the Scattered Spider group despite the use of a VPN.

A Scattered Spider arrest reveals how a VPN wasn’t enough when Windows device telemetry helped investigators connect the dots. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River! ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with Fountain Boost from the Web: Web Boost Links i use openrc and i just strace my chrome and... browser\_dm\_token\_storage\_linux.cc - Chromium Code Search Scattered Spider - Wikipedia New Court Files Reveal How Microsoft Helped the FBI Identify Peter Stokes "Bouquet" (Scattered Spider Member)  A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID  Alleged Member of Criminal Cyber Hacking Group “Scattered Spider” Arrested in Finland and Extradited to the United States | United States Department of Justice I Heard you Like a House on Stilts... Skip the River, Go for the Lake Music Time By: The Fifty Four Plates

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