Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK
Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group have been sentenced to jail in the United Kingdom, the country’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Thursday.
Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, were charged over their role in a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL), which caused significant disruptions and generated costs of £29 million ($39 million).
Jubair and Flowers were arrested in September 2025. They initially pleaded not guilty but changed their pleas to guilty when their trial started in June.
On Thursday, they were each sentenced to five years and six months in prison following what officials described as “the largest cybercrime prosecution ever brought before the UK courts”.
Despite several arrests last year, hackers operating under the Scattered Spider name continued to take credit for cyberattacks through the first months of 2026, although no new attacks have been announced in recent months.
Following the sentencing of Jubair and Flowers, the NCA noted, “Although other cybercriminals may continue to use the damaged Scattered Spider brand, the NCA’s action against Jubair and Flowers effectively halted the group’s criminal activity. Independent assessment supports this, with Microsoft confirming that the arrests materially degraded the group’s ability to continue conducting cybercriminal operations.”
In the meantime, authorities continue prosecuting other suspected members of the group. An alleged member, 19-year-old Peter Stokes, a dual US-Estonian national, was recently extradited to the US to face charges.
Tyler Buchanan, a British national believed to be part of the cybercrime gang, pleaded guilty in a US court in April.
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