Teenagers appear in court over Transport for London cyber attack

pTwo teenagers have appeared in court facing computer hacking charges in connection with last years cyber attack on Transport for London TfLppThalha Jubair 19 from east London and Owen Flowers 18 from Walsall in the West Midlands were charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts under the Computer Misuse ActppThey appeared at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Friday and spoke only to confirm their names Judge Tony Baumgartner scheduled a further hearing for 21 November with a trial date set for 8 June 2026ppThe cyber attack caused three months of disruption to TfL last year and affected live Tube information online journey history and payments on the Oyster appppThe teenagers were arrested by the National Crime Agency NCA and City of London Police on 16 September and were charged two days laterppThe NCA said it believed the hack which began on 31 August last year was carried out by members of cybercriminal group Scattered SpiderppTfL said the hack cost 39m in damage and disruptionppFollowing the hack TfL wrote to around 5000 customers to say there may have been unauthorised access to their personal information such as bank account numbers emails and home addressesppListen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook X and Instagram Send your story ideas to hellobbclondonbbccoukppZekel Johnson rescues three children from a secondfloor window on his first week in the jobppAlice Figueiredo 22 took her own life at Goodmayes Hospital east London in July 2015ppPenguins at the London Aquarium should be relocated to a more suitable enclosure campaigners sayppWater damage collapsing ceilings and even sewage entering bathrooms was reported in the flatsppEvelina London was the first new childrens hospital built in the capital for more than 100 yearsppCopyright 2025 BBC All rights reserved The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites Read about our approach to external linkingpp p