Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were prosecuted over a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL). The post Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group have been sentenced to jail in the United Kingdom, the country’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Thursday.
Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, were charged over their role in a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL), which caused significant disruptions and generated costs of £29 million ($39 million).
Jubair and Flowers were arrested in September 2025. They initially pleaded not guilty but changed their pleas to guilty when their trial started in June.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/two-scattered-spider-hackers-sentenced-to-jail-in-uk/
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