00:00A Walsall teenager has pleaded guilty over a cyber attack which caused months of disruption
00:06to Transport for London and cost the organisation around £39 million.
00:11Owen Flowers, aged 18, admitted conspiring to commit unauthorised acts against Transport
00:17for London's computer systems. A second defendant, Talha Jubeir, aged 20, from East London, also
00:24pleaded guilty. The attack began in August 2024, affecting TfL's online services, oyster refunds
00:31and applications for children's travel cards. Flowers also admitted attempting to hack two
00:36large American healthcare companies. Both men are due to be sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court next month.
