- Two adolescents accused after the cyber attack of TFL linked to the dispersed spider criminal collective
- NCA says Hack caused millions of losses, since TFL operations were interrupted for months
- CPS confirms the prosecution, since both men referred before the October appearance of the crown crown
Two teenage men have been accused of a recent cyberattack that left transport for London (TFL) fighting for months of interruption and tens of millions in losses.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said that the intrusion, which began on August 31, 2024, was linked to a scattered spider, a cybernetic group that describes as a growing threat.
Thalha Jubir, nineteen, of eastern London and Owen Flowers, eighteen, from Walsall, were arrested in their directions of their home by the NCA and the police officers of the city of London.
Significant interruption and millions in losses
Subsequently, both appeared in the Westminster Magistrates, accused of conspiring to commit not authorized acts against TFL under the Mase the Computer Infuter law.
Flowers was already on bail when the TFL trick took place. After their arrest, the officers identified evidence that American health companies had also been addressed for which they now face additional positions.
Jubir has been accused under the Law on Research Powers for refusing to provide passwords for the seized devices.
Deputy Director Paul Foster, head of the National Cyber Crime Unit of the NCA, said: “Today’s positions are a key step in what has been a long and complex investigation. This attack caused significant interruption and millions in losses to TFL, part of the critical national infrastructure of the United Kingdom.”
Foster then added: “earlier this year, the NCA warned about an increase in the threat of cybercriminals based in the United Kingdom and other English -speaking countries, of which the dispersed spider is a clear example. The NCA, the surveillance of the United Kingdom and our international partners, including the FBI, are collectively compromised to identify the criminals within these networks within these networks and They face justice. “
Both men have been retained in custody and must appear before the court in October.
Hannah von Dadelszen, main prosecutor of the Crona for the CPS, said: “The Crown Prosecutor’s Office has decided to process Thalha Jubir and Owen Flowers with computer misuse and fraud related charges … Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is enough evidence to take the case to trial and that it is of public interest to pursue criminal procedures.”
TFL said in a statement: “We welcome this announcement of the National Crime Agency that two people have now been accused in relation to the cyber incident that hit our operations last year.”
The Hack forced TFL to write 5,000 clients warning their bank data and personal information may have been exposed.
While transport services continued, online platforms and digital information systems were closed for months.
Adolescents are increasingly behind the main cyber attacks, including incidents aimed at M&S, CO-OP and Harrods, while others, some even younger, have been trapped by pirate their own schools.
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