Teen hackers jailed after live streaming cyber-attack on TfL

Teen hackers jailed after live streaming cyber-attack on TfL

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.

16 Jul, 10:52

Young hackers jailed for £29million TfL cyber attack

Two “talented” hackers who cost Transport for London £29million after a cyberattack on its systems have been jailed.

16 Jul, 10:51

Hackers jailed for five years for cyber attack on TfL network that cost around £29m

Two young hackers have been jailed for five-and-a-half years after admitting to breaching Transport for London’s systems in a cyber attack that caused disruption across the network. Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, now aged 20 and 18, gained access to TfL’s internal systems via the dark web in 2024, with the incident costing the transport authority an estimated £29 million and affecting services for months. Prosecut…

16 Jul, 10:56