Two teenage hackers targeted UK celebrities in a £39m cyberattack that paralysed London’s transport network.
Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, hacked into the Transport for London servers between August 29 and September 3, 2024, causing chaos for Oyster card users.
Their scheme targeted key features of the TfL Go app and the TfL website, essentially locking users out of making payments onto their Oyster cards.
It also meant customers could not see live Tube arrival information or their journey history on either of these sites.
The attacks are believed to have cost TfL tens of millions and caused disruptions to millions of travellers.
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