"Jubair, 19, was arrested on Tuesday at his home in East London, according to a statement by the National Crime Agency. He appeared in court on Thursday morning in London alongside another teenager, Owen Flowers, 18. Both are accused of involvement in a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London, the government body that oversees the London public transit system, which resulted in a data breach and a monthslong recovery effort."
"Scattered Spider is an English-speaking group of financially motivated cybercriminals, mostly teenagers and young adults, who are sometimes referred to as "advanced persistent teenagers" for their skilled and repeated cyberattacks. These hackers are known for their ability to hack into large numbers of companies often by using relatively simple social engineering techniques, like calling up a company's IT helpdesk pretending to be an employee who forgot their password and now needs a new one."
Thalha Jubair, 19, faces federal charges for involvement in at least 120 cyberattacks, including attacks on the U.S. Courts system and extortion of dozens of U.S. companies. He was arrested at his East London home and appeared in London court alongside 18-year-old Owen Flowers; both are accused in a 2024 hack of Transport for London that caused a data breach and required a monthslong recovery. The National Crime Agency attributed the transit IT network hack to Scattered Spider. Scattered Spider consists mostly of teenagers and young adults who use social engineering tactics, such as calling IT helpdesks while impersonating employees to obtain passwords. Separate charges filed in New Jersey allege computer hacking, extortion, and money laundering tied to dozens of hacks that resulted in corporate victims making payments.
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