Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective have admitted launching a cyberattack against Transport for London (TfL) that caused millions in damages.
Thalha Jubair, 20, from East London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall, West Midlands, were due to stand trial for computer hacking offences at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday but changed their pleas to guilty on the first day of what was scheduled to be a six-week trial.
Sentencing for the pair is due to take place in the same outer London court on July 22.
Mind the gap
Jubair and Flowers compromised TfL’s network between Aug. 31 and Sept. 3, 2024, in an attack that disrupted in-station services such as information boards, and on...