A UK court on Thursday jailed two young men for a 2024 cyberattack on London’s public transport operator that exposed the details of millions of customers, in one of Britain’s biggest data breaches.Thalha Jubair, 20, from London" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="44651" data-entity-type="location">East London, and 18-year-old Owen Flowers from England’s West Midlands were each handed five-and-a-half-year sentences at London’s Woolwich Crown Court.The pair pleaded guilty last month to hacking London" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="43979" data-entity-type="organization">Transport for London’s (TfL) network between August 31 and September 3, 2024, gaining access to around 7 million customers’ names and contacts.
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UK court jails young hackers for massive London transport cyberattack
Two young men, Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, have been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison each by a UK court for a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). The attack, which occurred between August 31 and September 3, 2024, resulted in a significant data breach, exposing the names and contact details of approximately 7 million customers.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-16 · 12:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Two young men, Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, have been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison each by a UK court for a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). The attack, which occurred between August 31 and September 3, 2024, resulted in a significant data breach, exposing the names and contact details of approximately 7 million customers. Both individuals pleaded guilty to hacking TfL's network. The incident is considered one of Britain's largest data breaches.
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The hacking occurred between August 31 and September 3, 2024.
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Thalha Jubair (20) and Owen Flowers (18) were each sentenced to five-and-a-half-year prison terms.
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The cyberattack exposed the details of millions of customers.
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Two young men were jailed for a cyberattack on London's public transport operator.
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