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Senior reporter @birmingham_live/@blackcountry. Ex @snapagency @ExpressandStar & @TheOxfordMail. GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2016. Brummie.
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Moment hacker, 17, arrested at Walsall home over UK cyber breach

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By Annabal Bagdi Verified
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This is the moment a teenage hacker from Walsall responsible for a multi-million-pound cyber attack was arrested by police. Owen Flowers was just 17 when he was hauled out of the three-bedroom home he shared with his grandmother by officers. Along with London-based accomplice Thalha Jubair, he launched a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) from his bedroom in 2024. It cost tens of millions of pounds in losses and inconvenienced thousands of customers.
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Walsall teen hacker jailed over huge £29m UK cyber attack

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By Annabal Bagdi Verified
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A Walsall hacker who targeted Transport for London in a huge £29m cyber attack from his bedroom has been locked up. Owen Flowers, 18, and his accomplice Thalha Jubair, 20, could have caused 'catastrophic damage' when they launched an 'extremely serious hack' on Transport for London (TfL). The 'experienced and talented hackers' forced TfL to 'pull the plug' on its systems, costing it £29m and forcing all of its 27,000 employees to reset their passwords.
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How Walsall 'bedroom hacker with no friends' caused £29m chaos in online cyber attack

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By Annabal Bagdi Verified
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Details of how a teenage 'bedroom hacker' from Walsall was able to cause chaos during a £29m cyber attack on Transport for London have been revealed in court. Owen Flowers was just 17 when he and his London-based accomplice Thalha Jubair 'infiltrated' Transport for London (TfL) systems as part of their ' sophisticated' four-day hacking. The attack cost TfL an estimated £29m, while its 27,000 employees were forced to go into the office just to reset their passwords.
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