Two men plead guilty over Transport for London cyberattack

Source: BBC

Two men have pleaded guilty to offences in connection with a massive cyberattack which caused Transport for London (TfL) months of disruption and cost the operator £39 million. Thalha Jubair, 20, from east London and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall in the West Midlands changed their pleas on what was expected to be the first day of a six-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court on Jun. 22. The pair admitted to charges of conspiring to commit unauthorised acts against TfL under the Computer Misuse Act. TfL previously said the hack disrupted services for three months when it began on Aug. 31, 2024. The BBC was told the breach affected 10 million customers. Flowers also pleaded guilty of attempting to hack computer systems belonging to California-based Sutter Health and another U.S. company, SSM Healthcare Corporation. Full Story