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Brit accused of being ringleader of Scattered Spider cyber gang revealed after group’s cyber attack crippled M&S

Published on May 03, 2025 at 08:06 PM

THESE are the first photos of a Brit accused of being a key member of a hacking group that crippled M&S.

Tyler Buchanan, 23, is believed to be one of the ringleaders of a cyber gang known as Scattered Spider.

Black and white photo of Tyler Buchanan.
Tyler Buchanan, 23, is believed to be one of the ringleaders of the hacking group that crippled M&S
Photo of Tyler Buchanan as a child.
This photo shows Tyler fresh-faced aged around 14
Shoppers outside a Marks & Spencer store.
Scattered Spider crippled supermarket chain M&S

The group has become infamous for a slew of

It is thought to be made up of around 1,000 UK and US teens and young men.

There have been similar at the and .

Buchanan, from Dundee, was denied bail when he appeared in in last Thursday.

has now tracked down photos of the alleged hacker.

One shows him fresh-faced aged around 14.

Another was given to prosecutors by Scotland.

They said they believed it to be Buchanan.

Earlier this week Buchanan’s father Robert agreed his son was a “computer whizz”; but denied he was involved in Scattered Spider.

He told the Daily Mail: “[He’s been into that] since he was six years old, he has always been on his computers.

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