Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHolly BishopFriday 17 July 2026 00:05 BSTLaughing teen hacker arrested after live streaming cyber attack on TfLTwo young hackers, Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, have been jailed for an "extremely serious hack" on Transport for London (TfL).The cyber-attack, conducted between 31 August and 3 September 2024, was livestreamed by the perpetrators.The intrusion caused £29 million in damages to TfL, leading to service disruption and operational issues.Millions of people's data was stolen, and all 27,000 TfL staff members were required to reset their passwords.Jubair, 20, and Flowers, 18, both admitted conspiracy to commit unauthorised acts and were sentenced to five years and six months in prison on 16 July.In fullLaughing teen hacker arrested after live streaming cyber attack on TfLMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in