Two Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty in UK Over Transport for London Cyberattack
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Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group — Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18 — pleaded guilty on the first day of their trial in the UK for their role in an August 2024 cyberattack that crippled Transport for London (TfL), the agency managing London's public transport network. The guilty pleas came unexpectedly at the start of what was scheduled to be a six-week trial.
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bskyTwo Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty in UK Over Transport for London Cyberattackkrebsonsecurity.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledTwo men pleaded guilty in the United Kingdom this week to criminal charges stemming from an August 2024 cyberattack that crippled Transport for London
The duo were key members of a prolific cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider, and their guilty pleas came on the first day of what was expected to be a six-week trial.
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