UK Police Disrupt Scattered Spider Hacking Group with Arrests of Two Young Hackers

UK police disrupted the operations of the Scattered Spider hacking group through the arrest and sentencing of two young hackers who targeted Transport for London. The attack caused £29 million in damages and highlighted the growing threat of decentralized cybercriminal networks exploiting social engineering tactics.

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, two members of the prolific Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years and six months in jail for hacking London’s metropolitan transit system.

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