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Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK

Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group have been sentenced to jail in the United Kingdom, the country’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Thursday.

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, were charged over their role in a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL), which caused significant disruptions and generated costs of £29 million ($39 million).

Jubair and Flowers were arrested in September 2025. They initially pleaded not guilty but changed their pleas to guilty when their trial started in June.

On Thursday, they were each sentenced to five years and six months in prison following what officials described as “the largest cybercrime prosecution ever brought before the UK courts”.

Despite several arrests last year, hackers operating under the Scattered Spider name continued to take credit for cyberattacks through the first months of 2026, although no new attacks have been announced in recent months.

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