Two Scattered Spider Suspects Arrested in UK; One Charged in US

Authorities in the UK have arrested and charged two individuals for their alleged roles in the infamous hacking group Scattered Spider. One of them has been charged in the US as well.

The suspects, Thalha Jubair, 19, from East London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall, West Midlands, were charged in the UK for a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) that disrupted certain services, with no actual impact on transportation.

Flowers was initially arrested in September 2024 in connection with the attack, but the investigators have uncovered evidence linking him to intrusions at US healthcare organizations and have now brought additional charges against him.

On Thursday, US law enforcement unsealed a complaint charging Jubair over his alleged involvement in over 120 cyberattacks against organizations worldwide, including 47 US entities.

According to the complaint, Jubair (aka ‘EarthtoStar’, ‘Brad’, ‘Austin’, and ‘@autistic’) and his co-conspirators used social engineering to hack into ...