"Both Flowers and Jubair were arrested at their homes at around lunchtime, in quick succession, on September 16, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said, which worked to secure charges against the pair on Wednesday, alongside City of London Police. From there, they were held in different custody blocks and interviewed, including questioning related to offences separate from the TfL attack."
"The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorized the charges against the two young men on Wednesday, most of which fall under the Computer Misuse Act. Regarding TfL, Flowers and Jubair were both charged with conspiracy to commit an unauthorized act in relation to a computer causing/creating risk of serious damage to human welfare/national security. Both face separate, additional charges. Flowers was also accused of being connected to two other attacks on US healthcare organizations around the same time as the TfL hit -"
Two teenagers, Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 19, were arrested at their homes around lunchtime on 16 September and charged after investigations by the National Crime Agency and City of London Police. Flowers was arrested for a second time that week and can be named after turning 18. Both face charges mostly under the Computer Misuse Act, including conspiracy to commit an unauthorized act in relation to a computer causing or creating risk of serious damage to human welfare or national security. Flowers faces additional allegations linked to attacks on US healthcare organizations. Jubair also faces a Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act charge for failing to surrender PINs and passwords. Both will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court where bail or remand will be determined.
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