Two U.K. teenagers appear in court over Transport of London cyber attack

Two U.K. teenagers have appeared in court facing computer hacking charges in connection with last year’s cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). Thalha 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 Act, and appeared at Southwark Crown Court where a further hearing was set for 21 November and a trial date for 8 June 2026.

They were arrested by the National Crime Agency and City of London Police on 16 September and charged two days later, with the NCA saying the hack began on 31 August last year and was believed to have been carried out by members of the cyber-criminal group Scattered Spider, according to BBC.

Jubair also faces an additional charge for refusing to provide passwords to his devices, while Flowers faces charges of conspiring with others to infiltrate and damage the networks of SSM Health Care Corporation and attempting to do the same to Sutter Health, according to BBC. Both teens were remanded into custody until their next court date next month, according to BBC.