- Don't use windows.
- If you do use Windows, figure out ways to block all data leaking from your system that can be used to identify you.
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/windows-11-identifier-used-to-track-scattered-spider-perp-after-microsoft-shared-info-with-fbi/ar-AA27gprE
From the post:
>The Department of Justice, with the help of the FBI and Finland's National Bureau of Investigation, has arrested a teenager it says is part of Scattered Spider. 19-year-old Peter Stokes is a dual U.S.-Estonian citizen who was trying to board a flight to Japan from Helsinki, when law enforcement caught up with him. Microsoft's GDID also played a part in the Stokes being apprehended. The accused is now awaiting trial, having been charged with conspiracy, cyber intrusion, and fraud.
1. Don't use windows.
2. If you do use Windows, figure out ways to block all data leaking from your system that can be used to identify you.
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/windows-11-identifier-used-to-track-scattered-spider-perp-after-microsoft-shared-info-with-fbi/ar-AA27gprE
From the post:
>>The Department of Justice, with the help of the FBI and Finland's National Bureau of Investigation, has arrested a teenager it says is part of Scattered Spider. 19-year-old Peter Stokes is a dual U.S.-Estonian citizen who was trying to board a flight to Japan from Helsinki, when law enforcement caught up with him. Microsoft's GDID also played a part in the Stokes being apprehended. The accused is now awaiting trial, having been charged with conspiracy, cyber intrusion, and fraud.
