Two British cybercriminals from the Scattered Spider hacking group have pleaded guilty to a cyber-attack on Transport for London in 2024 that cost £39m and affected 10 million people.
Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, pleaded guilty to offences under the Computer Misuse Act at Woolwich crown court on Monday.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the duo were part of an online hacking community known as Scattered Spider, suspected of carrying out several attacks in recent years. TfL, the London mayor’s transport authority, handles up to 5m passenger journeys a day on the underground alone.
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