"The attack on TfL, attributed to the Scattered Spider hacking collective, did not stop core public transit services such as the London Underground from running. However, it did cause significant disruption to some technical services, including third-party application programming interfaces used by the likes of Citymapper, and logins for contactless and Oyster payment accounts. The incident has cost TfL well over £30m to date, with at least £5m of that total spent on response, investigation and remediation."
""This attack caused significant disruption and millions in losses to TfL, part of the UK's critical national infrastructure," he said. "Earlier this year, the NCA warned of an increase in the threat from cyber criminals based in the UK and other English-speaking countries, of which Scattered Spider is a clear example," said Foster. "The NCA, UK policing and our international partners, including the FBI, are collectively committed to identifying offenders within these networks and ensuring they face justice.""
Two men, named as Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, appeared at Westminster Magistrate's Court in connection with a September 2024 cyber attack on Transport for London after arrest by the National Crime Agency and City of London Police on 16 September 2025. Flowers was a minor at the time of the attack, so his identity could not initially be revealed. The attack, linked to the Scattered Spider collective, left core transit services running but disrupted technical systems such as third-party APIs and contactless/Oyster logins. TfL has incurred well over £30m in costs, with at least £5m on response and remediation. NCA leadership praised TfL's transparency and highlighted international law enforcement cooperation, including the FBI, in pursuing offenders.
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