Teenagers deny causing cyber chaos on the Tube

Two teenagers have denied carrying out a £39m cyber attack on Transport for London. Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, allegedly hacked into the TfL system between 31 August and 3 September 2024, causing chaos for Oyster card users. The hacks prevented live Tube arrival information on TfL Go and the TfL website while online journey history was also unavailable. TfL was unable to process any payments on the Oyster and contactless apps or to register Oyster cards to…

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