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The UK's National Crime Agency has arrested a 17-year-old teenager suspected of involvement in a cyberattack on the city's transport agency Transport for London.
"A 17-year-old boy was detained on suspicion of violating the Computer Misuse Act in connection with an attack that was carried out on TfL on September 1," the agency said in a statement.
The teenager was interrogated and released on bail.
The agency is now working closely with the National Cyber Security Center and the TfL to manage the incident.
As noted by Will Thomas, an employee of the SANS cybersecurity institute, a 17-year-old from Walsall was also arrested. This happened in July 2024. The teenager was arrested for a possible connection to a ransomware attack on MGM Resorts. This attack was attributed to the hacker collective Scattered Spider, which acted as an affiliate of the BlackCat ransomware gang.
On September 1, Transport for London reported that it had suffered a cyberattack and closed access to various IT systems to prevent its spread.
While the attack did not disrupt transportation services in the city, it did affect internal systems used by staff, various online systems for customers, and the possibility of refunds. It also caused constant disruptions to TfL's Dial-a-Ride service, which provides door-to-door delivery services for people with disabilities.
TfL later confirmed that data, including customer names, contact details, email addresses, and home addresses, had been stolen in the attack. Attackers could also gain access to Oyster card refund data and bank account information of approximately 5,000 people.
In May 2023, Transport for London also suffered a data breach after the Clop ransomware gang stole the data of approximately 13 thousand customers from the organization's MOVEit Transfer services.
• Source: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov...gation-into-transport-for-london-cyber-attack
• Source: https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/...joint-west-midlands-police-and-fbi-operation/
"A 17-year-old boy was detained on suspicion of violating the Computer Misuse Act in connection with an attack that was carried out on TfL on September 1," the agency said in a statement.
The teenager was interrogated and released on bail.
The agency is now working closely with the National Cyber Security Center and the TfL to manage the incident.
As noted by Will Thomas, an employee of the SANS cybersecurity institute, a 17-year-old from Walsall was also arrested. This happened in July 2024. The teenager was arrested for a possible connection to a ransomware attack on MGM Resorts. This attack was attributed to the hacker collective Scattered Spider, which acted as an affiliate of the BlackCat ransomware gang.
On September 1, Transport for London reported that it had suffered a cyberattack and closed access to various IT systems to prevent its spread.
While the attack did not disrupt transportation services in the city, it did affect internal systems used by staff, various online systems for customers, and the possibility of refunds. It also caused constant disruptions to TfL's Dial-a-Ride service, which provides door-to-door delivery services for people with disabilities.
TfL later confirmed that data, including customer names, contact details, email addresses, and home addresses, had been stolen in the attack. Attackers could also gain access to Oyster card refund data and bank account information of approximately 5,000 people.
In May 2023, Transport for London also suffered a data breach after the Clop ransomware gang stole the data of approximately 13 thousand customers from the organization's MOVEit Transfer services.
• Source: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov...gation-into-transport-for-london-cyber-attack
• Source: https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/...joint-west-midlands-police-and-fbi-operation/
