Teen hackers jailed after live streaming cyber attack on TfL:
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Teen Hackers Sentenced for Major TfL CyberattackTwo young hackers received five-and-a-half-year sentences for a 2024 cyberattack that disrupted TfL services for months.
Key FactsJul 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, affiliated with the Scattered Spider collective, executed a 2024 cyberattack against Transport for London.
- The breach disabled 148 systems, compromised data of up to ten million customers, and required 27,000 employees to reset passwords in person.
- They gained access through social engineering and broadcasted their 16-hour attack live online.
- Authorities warn that despite these convictions, the rise of youthful hackers continues to pose a serious risk to UK cybersecurity.
The online world can expose young people to harmful influences and criminal communities far beyond their front door.— Paul Foster, deputy director of the National Crime Agency's National Cyber Crime Unit, on the risks to young people online
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- The NCA said the 17-year-old was questioned over possible breaches of the UK's Computer Misuse Act, while the investigation remains ongoing.
- Transport for London said data from about 5,000 customers may have been accessed, including bank details, names, email addresses and home addresses.
- The TfL website and TfL Go app currently cannot show tube arrival times, while Oyster and contactless cards no longer display travel history.
- TfL has stopped issuing new Oyster photo cards and Zip cards but may provide certain retroactive refunds if customers submit receipts.
The swift response by TfL following the incident has enabled us to act quickly, and we are grateful for their continued co-operation with our investigation, which remains ongoing.— Paul Foster, head of the NCA National Cyber Crime Unit, in a statement
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