Youngsters plead not responsible over Transport for London cyber assault
Two youngsters accused of being concerned in hacking Transport for London’s computer systems have each pleaded not responsible to pc hacking fees throughout a listening to at Southwark Crown Court docket.
Thalha Jubair 19, from East London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall within the West Midlands spoke solely to verify their names and enter pleas on the temporary listening to.
They’re each charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts towards Transport for London (TfL) beneath the Pc Misuse Act.
As well as, Mr Flowers is accused of making an attempt to hack pc programs belonging to California-based Sutter Well being and one other US firm, SSM Healthcare Company.
Mr Jubair has additionally been charged with failing to supply passwords for his units.
TfL mentioned the hack brought about £39m of injury and disrupted TfL companies for 3 months within the autumn of 2024.
Whereas transport itself was unaffected, many TfL on-line companies and knowledge boards went offline as a part of the assault.
TfL was pressured to jot down to 1000’s of shoppers to say there could have been unauthorised entry to their private data similar to checking account numbers and type codes.
Information together with names, emails and residential addresses had been accessed.
Decide Christopher Hehir set a trial date for 8 June subsequent yr, a listening to which is predicted to final between 4 and 6 weeks.
Each males proceed to be held on remand.
