Sentencing of Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair in TfL cyber-attack case
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Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were sentenced for the TfL cyber-attack, putting the pair at the center of one of the UK's most significant Computer Misuse Act cases. The court said their conduct reflected “selfish bravado” as well as financial motive, and the prison terms were imposed at Woolwich Crown Court on 2026-07-16. The sentence followed guilty pleas entered on 2026-06-22.
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16.07.2026 14:51 1 articles · 2h ago
Flowers and Jubair plead guilty in the TfL cyber-attack case
Legal Policy Action UpdateOwen Flowers and Thalha Jubair pleaded guilty on June 22, 2026 to carrying out unauthorized acts against Transport for London under the UK's Computer Misuse Act. The case was described as only the second criminal prosecution of its kind in the UK under the CMA.
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Legal Policy Action UpdateJudge Justice Turner at Woolwich Crown Court in London sentenced Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, to five years and six months in prison each for the Transport for London cyber-attack. The court considered their guilty pleas, their youth and diagnosed neurodiversity as mitigating factors, and the judge said their high expertise meant they likely understood the impact of their actions.
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