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A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID
Court Filing Reveals Windows Device ID Helped FBI Trace Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker
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thehackernews.comCourt Filing Reveals Windows Device ID Helped FBI Trace Alleged Scattered Spider Hackerthehackernews.comU.S. prosecutors linked an alleged Scattered Spider hacker to a break-in at a luxury jewelry retailer using a persistent Windows device ID, according to a newly unsealed federal complaint. Microsoft records tied that ID first to the account the attackers used to keep access during the May 2025 intrusion, then to online accounts prosecutors say belong to 19-year-old Peter Stokes. Stokes is
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