Teen hackers jailed after live streaming cyber attack on TfL

Scattered Spider Teen Hackers Who Threatened to 'Nuke' TfL Access Jailed, Face 95 Years in US

Eighteen-year-old Owen Flowers and 19-year-old Thalha Jubair, hackers linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, were sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to breaching Transport for London's (TfL) systems. The pair carried out the attack between 31 August and 3 September 2024, gaining the highest level of access within TfL's systems, leaving more than 140 systems inoperable and forcing the transpor…

Two Scattered Spider Members Sentenced to 5.6 Years Over TfL Cyberattack

Two Scattered Spider members received five year, six month prison terms after admitting the TfL cyberattack that disrupted services and exposed customer data.

UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, two members of the prolific Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years and six months in jail for hacking London’s metropolitan transit system.

Transport for London hackers jailed for five and a half years

Two men responsible for the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London (TFL) have been sentenced to five and a half years in prison by a UK court.

Teen cyber criminals jailed for Britain's largest ever cyber attack

A weekend night turned into a months long digital wound for TfL as two teenagers proved how easy it is to turn trust into a weapon against millions.

Young British hackers jailed over TfL cyberattack

TfL, which had to reset the passwords of around 27,000 employees, estimated the attack cost the organisation around £29 million (€34 million) in damages and a further £10 million (€11.7 million) in lost income.