# Windows 11 identifier code used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hacker arrested over alleged ties to infamous extortion group

> 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.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows-11-identifier-used-to-track-scattered-spider-perp-after-microsoft-shared-info-with-fbi-19-year-old-us-estonian-hacker-arrested-over-alleged-ties-to-infamous-extortion-group?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bc0d5254f0da55deb563e)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #google #microsoft #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4bc0d5254f0da55deb563e

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