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Hackers Who Threatened to 'Nuke' TfL Access in £29 Million Cyberattack Jailed for Five and a Half Years

The TfL cyberattack case where two teenagers caused £29M in damages is a legal first in prosecuting critical infrastructure breaches, affecting millions of Oyster card users.

International Business Times UK · Jul 17

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

Two young men pleaded guilty to hacking into Transport for London in 2024 and were given long prison sentences.

TechRadar · Jul 17

Moment teen hacker laughs as he is arrested for ‘extremely serious’ TfL attack

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The Independent UK · Jul 16

Teenagers jailed for £39m cyber attack on Transport for London

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The Independent UK · Jul 16

Hackers who livestreamed £29 million Transport for London cyber attack jailed

TfL claims that, along with £29m worth of damage from disruption to services and operational work, the incident cost £10m in lost income

The Independent UK · Jul 16

‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39m

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Young hackers jailed for devastating £39million TfL cyber attack

The pair were both part of the notorious Scattered Spider gang which was linked to last year's huge cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover

Evening Standard · Jul 16

TfL hackers were 'highly-skilled and utterly reckless' in £29 million attack, sentencing told

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, who were tied to the Scattered Spider group, carried out devastating hack on Transport for London’s systems

Evening Standard · Jul 15

Young cybercriminals behind Transport for London hack chaos face jail

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, hacked TfL’s online network, resulting in a £39 million loss, prosecutors say

Evening Standard · Jul 15

Alleged member of hacking group 'Scattered Spider' arrested in Finland

Scattered Spider, also known as “Octo Tempest,” “UNC3944,” or “0ktapus,” is a group of criminal cyber actors that attempts to extort ransoms from companies.

Euronews · Jul 2