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Security · 2h ago

Teens Who Hacked TfL Were Known to Police Years Before Attack

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from BBC Technology ·

Two teenagers, Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, were convicted for hacking Transport for London, causing significant financial costs. The pair were known to police years before the cyber-attack. The breach exposed vulnerabilities in TfL's systems and raised questions about prior warnings.

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The conviction highlights systemic failures in acting on early warnings about young hackers, underscoring the need for better threat monitoring and intervention.
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