"Thalha Jubair, 19, from east London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall, West Midlands, were arrested on 16 September at their home addresses in a joint operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London police. The men appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Thursday after being charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts against Transport for London (TfL) under the Computer Misuse Act."
"Flowers has also been charged with conspiring with others to infiltrate and damage the IT systems of a US healthcare company, SSM Health Care Corporation, and attempting similar acts at Sutter Health, another US company. Jubair has also been charged under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act with failing to disclose the pin number or passwords of electronic devices seized from him."
"Paul Foster, the head of the NCA's national cyber crime unit, said: Today's charges are a key step in what has been a lengthy and complex investigation. This attack caused significant disruption and millions in losses to TfL, part of the UK's critical national infrastructure. Earlier this year, the NCA warned of an increase in the threat from cybercriminals based in the UK and other English-speaking countries, of which Scattered Spider is a clear example."
Two teenagers, Thalha Jubair (19) and Owen Flowers (18), were arrested on 16 September by the National Crime Agency and City of London police. They were charged at Westminster magistrates court with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts against Transport for London under the Computer Misuse Act. Flowers faces charges over alleged attempts to infiltrate US healthcare companies SSM Health Care Corporation and Sutter Health; Jubair is charged for failing to disclose device PINs. The alleged hack caused a £39m loss for TfL and disrupted livelihoods, though major transport services continued to operate. The NCA identified Scattered Spider as the likely group and warned of rising cybercriminal threats.
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