Cyberdudebivash

        Beyond Ransomware: The New Business Model of the LAPSUS$/Scattered Spider Supergroup and How It Threatens Your Boardroom     By CyberDudeBivash • September 27, 2025 • Board-Level Strategic Briefing   For the past five years, the specter of ransomware has dominated boardroom conversations about cyber risk. We have been conditioned to fear the encrypted server and the decryption fee. But while we were building taller walls against ransomware, a new predator emerged with a completely different business model. The threat groups known as **LAPSUS$** and **Scattered Spider** are not just encrypting data; they are hijacking entire corporations. Their targets are not just servers, but your employees, your IT help desk, and your brand's reputation. They have successfully breached some of the largest and most technologically advanced companies in the world, including Microsoft, NVIDIA, Uber, and most recently, MGM Resorts, costing hundreds o...