Teen hackers jailed after £29m TfL hack exposed by takeaway order

Teen hackers jailed after £29m TfL hack exposed by takeaway order details a case in which two teenagers were sentenced for a major cyberattack on London’s transport network. Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, received prison terms of five years, with Flowers serving five years and six months due to his age at the time of the offenses. The article says they carried out a four-day attack on Transport for London (TfL) that threatened “catastrophic damage” estimated at £56 billion, but TfL reportedly “pulled the plug” to stop the disruption. It also links them to the Scattered Spider network and cites other alleged targets, including attacks connected to Jaguar Land Rover and M&S. Authorities say Jubair handled about £200 million in cryptocurrency from ransoms, and the investigation tracked the pair via takeaway purchases and traced transactions. The National Crime Agency led a major cybercrime investigation after they were caught.