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Two British Teens Charged Over £39M Transport for London Hack
The cyberattack caused millions in losses to Transport for London and compromised data of about 5,000 passengers, with suspects linked to a known cybercrime group, the National Crime Agency said.
- Two teenagers have been charged in relation to a cyber attack on Transport for London costing millions of pounds in losses.
- The teenagers, Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, are accused of conspiring to commit unauthorized acts against TfL under the Computer Misuse Act.
- The attack, linked to the cyber-criminal group Scattered Spider, caused significant disruption to TfL's operations, part of the UK's critical infrastructure.
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Two 18 and 19-year-olds were arrested in the United Kingdom and sent before the court for a cyber attack that has paralyzed public transport in London for three months. The action, attributed to the Scattered Spider group, has resulted in a payment of 39 million pounds of sterline and would have allowed unauthorized access to the personal data of thousands of passengers, inform BBC.
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US government charges British teenager accused of at least 120 ‘Scattered Spider’ hacks
Thalha Jubair, 19, was arrested in London on Thursday and accused by U.K. and U.S. authorities of involvement in dozens of hacks, including London's transit system and the U.S. Courts.
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