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Teenagers plead not guilty to London transport cyber attack
The cyber attack caused £39 million in losses and disrupted online services for three months, with defendants denying charges linked to a criminal hacking group.
- On Friday, Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, pleaded not guilty at Southwark Crown Court to charges over a 2024 cyber attack on London transport.
- Transport for London said the breach on September 1 last year accessed customer names, contact details and Oyster refund bank information, with prosecutors citing a £39 million cost and a `loss of livelihood`.
- Investigators from the National Crime Agency and City of London Police arrested the suspects in September, seized devices, and believe Scattered Spider was involved; Thalha Jubair faces an additional RIPA charge.
- A pre-trial review is scheduled for February 13 at Southwark Crown Court, with Judge Christopher Hehir setting a trial date of June 8 for charges under the Computer Misuse Act.
- Amid cross-border concerns, Owen Flowers, 18, of Walsall, West Midlands, was first arrested over the TfL attack in September 2024 and again in September this year, facing charges related to conspiracies against Sutter Health and SSM Health Care Corporation.
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