UNC3944: teen-led hacking group tied to the Com network
Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to a 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London that disrupted Oyster services and affected millions of customers. The defendants, linked to the Scattered Spider group, face sentencing in July after admitting conspiring to unauthorised acts against TfL’s systems and, in one case, additional charges relating to US healthcare firms.
Two teenagers, Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, have been jailed for five years and six months for a 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London that disrupted services, breached millions of records, and forced 27,000 staff to reset passwords in person.