"Two teenagers have appeared in court facing computer hacking charges, in connection with last year's cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL). Thalha Jubair, 19, from east London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall in the West Midlands, were charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts under the Computer Misuse Act. They appeared at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, and spoke only to confirm their names."
"The cyber attack caused three months of disruption to TfL last year, and affected live Tube information, online journey history, and payments on the Oyster app. The teenagers were arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London Police on 16 September, and were charged two days later. The NCA said it believed the hack, which began on 31 August last year, was carried out by members of cyber-criminal group Scattered Spider."
Two teenagers, Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, have been charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts under the Computer Misuse Act in relation to a cyberattack on Transport for London. The pair appeared at Southwark Crown Court and a further hearing was scheduled for 21 November, with a trial set for 8 June 2026. The hack began on 31 August and caused three months of disruption to TfL services, affecting live Tube information, online journey history, and Oyster app payments. The National Crime Agency and City of London Police arrested the teenagers on 16 September. TfL reported £39m in damage and notified around 5,000 customers of potential unauthorised access to personal data.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]