Scattered Spider Sting: 2 English Teens Charged With Attacks

UK and US Charge Suspects With Hitting Transport for London, Healthcare, Others Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • September 18, 2025

British law enforcement arrested two English teenagers in connection with a 2024 cyberattack against Transport for London that caused millions of pounds in damages. One suspect also faces U.S. charges tied to more than a hundred attacks against organizations globally that netted hackers $115 million in ransom payments.

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Officers from Britain's National Crime Agency together with City of London Police on Tuesday arrested Thalha Jubair, 19, in East London, and Owen Flowers, 18, in the West Midlands. Both are charged with violating Britain's Computer Misuse Act. Jubair also faces an eight-count indictment in U.S. federal court.

U.S. prosecutors accused Jubair of participating in "a sweeping cyber extortion scheme" carried out by the ...