The FBI has issued a warning to the airline sector about the growing threat posed by the cybercriminal gang Scattered Spider, a group responsible for a series of sophisticated hacks against major U.S. companies and government agencies.

“The FBI has recently observed the cyber-criminal group Scattered Spider expanding its targeting to include the airline sector. These actors rely on social engineering techniques, often impersonating employees or contractors to deceive IT help desks into granting access,” the FBI said in a post to X late last week.