Two youngsters accused of being concerned in hacking Transport for London’s computer systems have each pleaded not responsible to laptop hacking prices 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 verify 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) underneath the Laptop 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 gadgets.
TfL stated the hack prompted £39m of injury 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 pressured to write down to hundreds of shoppers to say there could have been unauthorised entry to their private info reminiscent of checking account numbers and type codes.
Knowledge together with names, emails and residential addresses had been accessed.
Decide Christopher Hehir set a trial date for 8 June subsequent 12 months, a listening to which is anticipated to final between 4 and 6 weeks.
Each males proceed to be held on remand.
