Two youngsters accused of being concerned in hacking Transport for London’s computer systems have each pleaded not responsible to laptop hacking costs throughout a listening to at Southwark Crown Courtroom.
Thalha Jubair 19, from East London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall within the West Midlands spoke solely to substantiate their names and enter pleas on the temporary listening to.
They’re each charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts towards Transport for London (TfL) beneath the Pc Misuse Act.
As well as, Mr Flowers is accused of making an attempt to hack laptop programs belonging to California-based Sutter Well being and one other US firm, SSM Healthcare Company.
Mr Jubair has additionally been charged with failing to supply passwords for his units.
TfL mentioned the hack brought about £39m of harm and disrupted TfL providers for 3 months within the autumn of 2024.
Whereas transport itself was unaffected, many TfL on-line providers and knowledge boards went offline as a part of the assault.
TfL was compelled to put in writing to 1000’s of shoppers to say there could have been unauthorised entry to their private data equivalent to checking account numbers and type codes.
Information together with names, emails and residential addresses had been accessed.
Choose Christopher Hehir set a trial date for 8 June subsequent yr, a listening to which is anticipated to final between 4 and 6 weeks.
Each males proceed to be held on remand.
