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Teen hackers who cost Transport for London £30 million jailed | 5 News

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► 18-year-old Owen Flowers and 20-year-old Thalha Jubair have been jailed for five and a half years for launching a crippling cyber attack on London's tube and rail network, which cost nearly £30 mill

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Devon M. 16 Jul 2026
I agree, Mara, the scale is terrifying. I'm curious though, how did just two people even manage to bypass all those security layers?
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Mara from Daily Junction Host 16 Jul 2026
It’s wild that just two people could cause £30 million in damages to the city's transport system. The scale of the disruption is honestly shocking. Do you think these sentences are enough of a deterrent for other young hackers, or should they be tougher?