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Teenage TfL hackers sentenced to years in prison following Scattered Spider attacks

Malware attack virus alert , malicious software infection , cyber security awareness training to protect business.
  • Two UK men sentenced to 5 years and 6 months for the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London, linked to the Scattered Spider group
  • Police seized devices showing evidence of the TfL breach; Flowers was also mid‑attack on US healthcare firms SSM Health and Sutter Health at the time of arrest
  • TfL reported $39M in damages; the NCA says the sentencing effectively dismantled Scattered Spider, with Microsoft confirming the arrests degraded the group’s operations

Two young men, one aged 20 and the other 18, have been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for their involvement in the cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) in 2024.

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