Notorious hacking collective returns - but researchers say they fell for a honeypot

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• Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters resurfaced claiming a breach at Resecurity
• Resecurity revealed it was a honeypot, tricking SLH into stealing fake data and exposing their infrastructure
• Investigators now have IPs, linked accounts, and timestamps shared with law enforcement, raising prospects of arrests

After a few months in the dark, the infamous Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLH) are back to their usual shenanigans. This time around, however, it would have been better for them to have remained hidden.