U.K. transport officials and police are investigating a cyber attack on public Wi-Fi networks at the country\u2019s biggest railway stations. Following the ‘cyber-security incident,’ passengers trying to log onto the Wi-Fi at several stations on Wednesday evening were displayed a page with the message \u201cWe love you, Europe,\u201d followed by an anti-Islam message listing a series of terror attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police confirmed they are investigating reports of \u201cIslamophobic messaging on some Network Rail Wi-Fi services.\u201d
The Wi-Fi networks at 19 stations, including Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street,\u00a0Birmingham\u00a0New Street,\u00a0Glasgow\u00a0Central and several London terminuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Network Rail, which oversees the stations affected by the cyberattack, confirmed that the Wi-Fi service had been disabled as a precaution. Network Rail also confirmed that no passenger data was compromised following the cyber attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBritish Transport Police are investigating the incident,\u201d Network Rail said in a statement<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cThis service is provided via a third party and has been suspended while an investigation is under way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Telent can confirm that the incident was an act of cyber vandalism which originated from within the Global Reach network and was not a result of a network security breach or a technical failure.“<\/strong> reads a statement<\/strong><\/a> issued by Telent following investigations with Global Reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The aim is to restore public Wi-Fi services by the weekend,” Telent added.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The rail provider said it believed other organisations, not just railway stations, had been affected.” states<\/a> the BBC.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In early September, Transport for London (TFL) suffered<\/a> a cyberattack that exposed some customer names, contact details, and possibly bank account information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transport for London<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(TfL<\/strong>) is a local government body responsible for most of the\u00a0transport network\u00a0in\u00a0London,\u00a0United Kingdom.
The National Crime Agency investigated the security breach and the UK police arrested<\/a> a 17-year-old from Walsall who is allegedly linked to the cyberattack. The attack has continued to disrupt TFL’s online services, affecting functions like refunds and real-time transit information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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