
The talented young perpetrators caused significant disruption and financial damage to the transport authority
Two hackers jailed for £29m cyberattack on Transport for London
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Two young hackers have been jailed for a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) that cost the transport authority £29 million. The attackers, described as "talented" by investigators, breached TfL's systems, causing significant disruption and financial loss. According to court proceedings, one of the hackers, Jubair, had been active in hacking from a young age, while his co-defendant, Flowers, was also involved in prior cyber activities. Jubair's father works as a care worker, and his mother left her job to care for him full-time.
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Two “talented” hackers who cost Transport for London £29million after a cyberattack on its systems have been jailed
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Flowers, too, had been active before the TfL cyber-attack.
according to The Guardian - UKJubair, whose father is a care worker and whose mother had given up her job to act as a full-time carer for her son, was a hacker from a young age.
according to The Guardian - UK
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