HackRead reports that two hackers associated with Scattered Spider have pleaded guilty in the U.K. to some of their alleged crimes:
Two young hackers, reportedly the members of the Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty under the Computer Misuse Act for their involvement in a £39 million cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). Specifically, they admitted to conspiring to commit unauthorised acts against TfL’s computer systems, a charge carrying a severe warning that the attack created a serious risk of damage to human welfare.
The hackers, Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, were to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court on 22 June, but they changed their pleas to guilty on the very first day of their trial.
“The profile of offenders like Flowers and Jubair demonstrates the increasing threat from cyber criminals based in the UK and other English-speaking countries, epitomised by Scattered Spider,” NCA’s deputy director and NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit, Paul Foster, stated in an official press release.
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Flowers also pleaded guilty to attempting to hack two U.S. entities: California-based Sutter Health and SSM Healthcare Corporation.
The guilty plea is not the end of all prosecutions of the two. Last year, they were arrested and charged with involvement in costly hacks targeting Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op Group. Jubair has also been charged in the U.S. with computer fraud conspiracy, two counts of computer fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy.
The two men will be sentenced in the Transport of London case on July 16.
