Pakistan, July 16 -- Two young men have been sentenced to five years and six months in prison after carrying out and livestreaming a 16-hour cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) in August 2024. The attack disrupted online services, exposed sensitive customer information, and forced the transport authority to reset passwords for all employees.

Eighteen-year-old Owen Flower from Walsall and 20-year-old Thalha Jubair from East London pleaded guilty to the cyberattack last month. During court proceedings, prosecutors said the pair gained unauthorized access to TfL's systems, searched the personal information of well-known London figures, and attempted to obtain banking details belonging to customers.

Investigators said the attackers ac...