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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group
UK police have said the jailing of two young hackers has severely disrupted the operations of Scattered Spider, a notorious cybercrime group linked to major attacks worldwide. Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were sentenced on Thursday to five years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to hacking Transport for London (TfL)…
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Steam Malware Allegedly Helped Florida Man Steal Over $220,000 In Crypto
US federal agents have arrested a 21-year-old Florida man accused of helping to distribute cryptocurrency-stealing malware through games on Steam. The case matters because it alleges that apparently legitimate games on a major PC gaming platform were used to compromise users’ devices and financial accounts, highlighting risks from malicious software in game downloads. Investigators allege…
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Hacker behind GTA 6 leak that cost Rockstar $5 million reportedly awaiting retrial after being released from secure hospital
Arion Kurtaj, the teenage hacker linked to the 2022 breach of Rockstar Games that leaked early Grand Theft Auto 6 footage and source code, is reportedly awaiting a retrial after being released from the secure hospital where he had been held. The leak was one of the most damaging breaches in gaming history, reportedly costing…
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Two ‘Scattered Spider’ teen hackers who orchestrated £29million TfL cyber attack from their bedrooms are jailed for five years and six months
Two teenage hackers linked to the “Scattered Spider” cybercrime group have been jailed for five years and six months after orchestrating a cyberattack on Transport for London that cost an estimated £29 million. The attack, carried out from their bedrooms, highlights the growing threat posed by young, remotely operating hackers capable of disrupting major public…
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Teenage hackers sentenced to 5.5 years for Transport for London cyber-attack costing £39m
Two teenagers, Thalha Jubair (20) and Owen Flowers (19), have been jailed for five and a half years following a 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London that compromised critical IT systems. The breach, which granted th
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‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed
Two hackers, Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, have each been jailed for five and a half years after a 2024 cyber-attack that gave them extensive access to Transport for London’s IT systems, costing TfL an estimated £39m. The pair, described in court as having obtained “the keys to the kingdom”, exploited a domain…
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Teenage hackers jailed over TfL cyber-attack livestream
Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall, and Thalha Jubair, 20, from east London, have each been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for a 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London that they carried out as teenagers while livestreaming the 16-hour hack. Woolwich Crown Court heard the pair, both described as computer-obsessed loners with…