UK Teenager Charged by US for Role in Yearslong Hack Spree (1)

The US Justice Department accused a British teenager on Thursday of engaging in a yearslong spree of cyberattacks that targeted 47 American organizations and netted more than $100 million in ransom payments.

Thalha Jubair, 19, from London, participated in a conspiracy to commit computer fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in relation to at least 120 computer network intrusions between May 2022 to as recently as September 2025, according to a complaint filed Thursday by federal prosecutors in New Jersey.

The charges are a result of a nationwide investigation into a cybercrime group referred to as Scattered Spider, according to ...