Teen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed

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Author: neversaydie

Date: 7/16/2026

Article Summary:

Two teenage hackers, Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, have been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for carrying out a cyber-attack on Transport For London (TfL) in 2024, stealing the personal data of millions of people and disrupting TfL's online services.