Two youngsters accused of being concerned in hacking Transport for London’s computer systems have each pleaded not responsible to pc hacking costs 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 transient listening to.
They’re each charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts towards Transport for London (TfL) below the Laptop Misuse Act.
As well as, Mr Flowers is accused of making an attempt to hack pc methods 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 mentioned the hack brought about £39m of harm and disrupted TfL companies for 3 months within the autumn of 2024.
Whereas transport itself was unaffected, many TfL on-line companies and data boards went offline as a part of the assault.
TfL was pressured to jot down to hundreds of shoppers to say there might have been unauthorised entry to their private info comparable to checking account numbers and type codes.
Knowledge together with names, emails and residential addresses have been accessed.
Choose 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.
