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emulation-scattered-spider

Scattered Spider (UNC3944 / Octo Tempest) adversary-emulation playbook — help-desk vishing → MFA takeover → cloud/SaaS/identity privilege expansion → RMM persistence → data-theft extortion. Use when emulating identity-first social-engineering eCrime against a help-desk/IdP estate. Triggers on: 'emulate Scattered Spider', 'UNC3944', 'Octo Tempest', '0ktapus', 'help desk social engineering', 'MFA fatigue', 'SIM swap', 'identity attack'.

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# Scattered Spider — Adversary Emulation Playbook

> Tier-2 native-English-speaking eCrime collective. Their edge is **social engineering**:
> impersonating employees to the IT help desk to drive password resets and MFA transfers,
> then pivoting fast through the identity provider (Okta / Entra ID) into cloud and SaaS,
> deploying legitimate RMM for persistence, and finishing with data-theft extortion /
> ransomware. Authorized red-team emulation only — every action runs under the engagement RoE.

## When to emulate Scattered Spider

- The client wants their **human + identity perimeter** tested: help-desk verification
  process, IdP admin controls, MFA resilience, RMM allow-listing.
- Telecom, BPO/CRM, technology, gaming, hospitality, retail, financial, or MSP targets.
- The scenario is fast and brazen extortion — the opposite of APT29's low-and-slow.