2 Hackers Plead Guilty to Scattered Spider Attacks in UK, US

The number of reported ransomware attacks worldwide in 2024 was 5,289, up by 15 percent from 2023.
2 Hackers Plead Guilty to Scattered Spider Attacks in UK, US
Undated images of Thalha Jubair (L) and Owen Flowers (R), who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to commit unauthorised acts under the Computer Misuse Act, at Woolwich Crown Court in London on June 22, 2026. National Crime Agency
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Two hackers, teenagers at the time of their offense, pleaded guilty on June 22 to a series of cyberattacks on targets in the UK and the United States.

Thalha Jubair, 20, from London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall, near Birmingham, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court in London on the first day of their trial for offenses under the UK’s Computer Misuse Act.

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Chris Summers is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in crime, policing and the law.