UK prosecutors and investigators report that two members of the Scattered Spider hacking collective—Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers—are sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). The attack occurred in 2024 and disrupted services used by thousands of commuters, according to the reporting. Both defendants pleaded guilty last month, on the day their trial was due to begin. The National Crime Agency (NCA) and police describe the incident as part of the broader activity of Scattered Spider, a cybercrime group. The outlets state that the disruption led to an estimated £29 million cost to TfL, covering operational and response impacts. Prosecutors’ accounts focus on the harm caused to public transport operations, while additional reporting emphasizes that the arrests of the two individuals disrupted the group’s activity. After entering guilty pleas, the court imposed the same prison term on each defendant. The coverage is consistent on the identity of the defendants, the length of the sentences, the victim organization (TfL), and the reported scale and cost of the disruption.
Two Scattered Spider members sentenced to prison for 2024 TfL cyberattack
UK prosecutors and investigators report that two members of the Scattered Spider hacking collective—Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers—are sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for a cyber...
- Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, identified as Scattered Spider members, receive prison sentences of five years and six months each.
- Both defendants plead guilty last month, on the scheduled day their trial was set to start.
- The convictions stem from a 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL).
- The attack disrupts TfL services for thousands of commuters, and reporting cites an estimated £29 million cost to TfL.
- Investigators say the arrests disrupt operations linked to the Scattered Spider 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.
1 hour agoTwo members of the notorious “Scattered Spider” hacking collective have been sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) that disrupted services for thousands of commuters and cost the transport authority an estimated £29 million. Thalha Jubair, 20, of East London, and Owen Flowers, 18, of Walsall, pleaded guilty last month, on the day their trial was set to start. The National Crime Agency (NCA) … More → The post Scattered Spider members jailed over Transport for London hack that cost £29 million appeared first on Help Net Security.
3 hours agoThalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were prosecuted over a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL). The post Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK appeared first on SecurityWeek.
4 hours agoTwo leading members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective were sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for hacking Transport for London (TfL) in 2024. [...]
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