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UNCOVERED: Oyster - Caught on Camera

Hackers Who Threatened to 'Nuke' TfL Access in £29 Million Cyberattack Jailed for Five and a Half Years

The TfL cyberattack case where two teenagers caused £29M in damages is a legal first in prosecuting critical infrastructure breaches, affecting millions of Oyster card users.

International Business Times UK

Hackers who livestreamed £29 million Transport for London cyber attack jailed

TfL claims that, along with £29m worth of damage from disruption to services and operational work, the incident cost £10m in lost income

The Independent UK

‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39m

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Young hackers jailed for devastating £39million TfL cyber attack

The pair were both part of the notorious Scattered Spider gang which was linked to last year's huge cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover

Evening Standard

TfL hackers were 'highly-skilled and utterly reckless' in £29 million attack, sentencing told

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, who were tied to the Scattered Spider group, carried out devastating hack on Transport for London’s systems

Evening Standard

Young cybercriminals behind Transport for London hack chaos face jail

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, hacked TfL’s online network, resulting in a £39 million loss, prosecutors say

Evening Standard

Four models for 100 years

Presenting the revolutionary Oyster to retailers, Hans Wilsdorf proclaimed: "Gentlemen, we make the best wristwatch in the world."

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Quality in perpetuity

Amid a norm of pocket watches, Rolex's founder Hans Wilsdorf anticipated a future of reliable wristwatches, offering precision in all conditions, to meet the modern lifestyle emerging in the early 20th century.

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Two members of criminal hacking group plead guilty to £39m TfL cyberattack

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, hacked TfL’s network between August 29 2024 and September 6 2024

The Independent UK

Cybercriminals admit £39 million attack on TfL

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, hacked TfL’s network between August 29 2024 and September 6 2024

Evening Standard

Two Britons plead guilty to £39m 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London

Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group, change pleas on first day of trial

The Guardian - UK

London rides out the Tube strike: Elizabeth line saves capital from meltdown as walkout support weakens

More than 200,000 journeys on Elizabeth line helps London to keep moving during Tube strikes

Evening Standard

I tested every new Rolex at Watches and Wonders 2026 – my favourite surprised me

The watch I never expected to like ended up being my favourite.

Rolex just discontinued one of its most famous watches after 12-year run

The watch was selling for up to $53,000 when it was discontinued

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Here’s everything Rolex just revealed at Watches and Wonders 2026

Rolex marked 100 years of the Oyster with a suite of stunning new timepieces

Evening Standard

Contactless pay-as-you-go train ticketing at Stansted airport finally cleared for take-off

Commuter towns in Essex will also benefit from roll-out of new fares system on Greater Anglia services from March 8

The Independent UK

Contactless train payments finally extended to popular London airport

The new system was scheduled to be introduced three months ago

The Guardian - UK

There’s a cost to going cashless

Letters: Readers respond to Sammy Gecsoyler’s article about his week without bank and contactless cards

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The Guardian - UK

My week of only using cash: could a return to notes and coins change my life?

After a reckless shopping spree, I ditched contactless payments and bank cards to see how far £200 cash in hand would get me – and if I could improve my spending habits

Evening Standard

OPINION - Let's transfer free transport from oldies to our struggling youth

Youth unemployment in London is at record levels; let’s help by giving discount travel to the young, not 60 year olds

Evening Standard

OPINION - Hands off! Free travel is a well deserved perk for London's over 60s

The 60+ Oyster Pass and the Freedom Pass concessions are good for London

The Independent UK

London Freedom Pass under review as travel fares continue to rise

London Councils confirmed the Freedom Pass is under review due to soaring costs of the scheme

Evening Standard

TfL's greatest hits revealed: from C-charge and Oyster card to Elizabeth line, 25 years of history brought to book

From the congestion charge to the Elizabeth line, Transport for London has transformed the way millions of Londoners travel round their city each day.

Evening Standard

Explained: how TfL plans to change London's Tube and bus ticketing system and upgrade Oyster card

New £1.5bn contract will modernise 20-year-old ‘smartcard’ network

Evening Standard

Row as arms firm 'wins £1.5bn TfL contract' to run Oyster and Contactless ticketing system

Sir Sadiq Khan has called for weapons fair to no longer be held in London

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