Last year, two teenagers have been produced in court on a cyber attack on transport for London (TFL).
Tower Hamlets, East London, and Owen Flowers, 19 -year -old Thalha Zubair, 18 from Welsal, West Midlands, both were arrested on Tuesday as part of the investigation of the city of National Crime Agency (NCA) and London Police.
He appeared in the Westminster Magistrate Court on Thursday, who was accused of conspiring simultaneously to perform unauthorized acts against TFL under the Computer Mizuz Act.
Flowers, who were first arrested in the TFL attack in September 2024 and then arrested this week, are also accused of targeting US healthcare firms.
He is accused of conspiring with others to infiltrate and damage the SSM Health Care Corporation’s network and to do the same for the Sutter Health.
Zubair faces an additional fee under the regulation of the Investigation Forces Act (RIPA) to fail to disclose the pin or password of its equipment.
The NCA stated that investigators believe that the TFL cyber attack is known as a spider scattered by criminal hacking colleges, which has been linked to other cyber attacks on retailers, including Jaguar Land Rover and Marx and Spencer.
Paul Foster, Principal Deputy Director of NCA’s National Cybercrime Unit, said: “Today is an important step in allegations that are a long and complex investigation.
“This attack caused a significant disintegration in damage to TFL and damage to millions of people.
“Earlier this year, the NCA warned of an increase in danger from cyber criminals located in UK and other English -speaking countries, of which scattered spider is a clear example.
“Our international partners, including NCA, UK policing and FBI, are collectively committed to identify criminals within these networks and face them justice.”
Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Tahlaha Zubair and Owen Flowers with allegations related to computer misuse and fraud after investigation by the National Crime Agency in Cyber-Atac on transport on transport on transport for Crown Prosecution Service, Chief Crown Crown Prosecutor Hannah Von Dadelsen said.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is enough evidence to bring the case into testing and it is in public interest to carry out criminal proceedings.
“We have worked with the National Crime Agency as they have investigated.”
Transport to London identified that there was a cyber attack on 1 September last year, including bank details, including names, contact information, and customer card refund data, the customer details were accessed.