‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed

Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were sentenced to five and a half years each for a cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39 million, which could have caused catastrophic damage to its systems. The attack, occurring between 31 August and 3 September 2024, targeted TfL's IT infrastructure, granting the hackers control over critical transport systems.