WiFi suspended at big UK train stations after 'cybersecurity incident'
Wifi services at 19 major UK train stations were suspended due to a cybersecurity incident involving Islamophobic content. Network Rail and British Transport Police are investigating the attack.
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Wifi services at several major UK train stations have been suspended following a cybersecurity incident. Nineteen stations, including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, and Birmingham New Street, experienced disruptions after passengers reported being redirected to a webpage with Islamophobic content and references to terrorist attacks. Network Rail confirmed the incident, stating that the public wifi, managed by a third-party provider, was taken offline while investigations were conducted. British Transport Police are collaborating with Network Rail to probe the cyber-attack, which was reported on the evening of September 25. The affected stations in London include King’s Cross, London Bridge, and Paddington, among others. This incident follows a previous cyber-attack on Transport for London (TfL) earlier in September, which compromised customer data but did not disrupt services. A teenager has been arrested in connection with the TfL breach. The ongoing investigations highlight the increasing concerns over cybersecurity in public transport systems.
- Wifi services at 19 UK train stations suspended due to a cybersecurity incident.
- Passengers encountered a webpage with Islamophobic messages when accessing wifi.
- Network Rail and British Transport Police are investigating the cyber-attack.
- The incident follows a previous cyber-attack on Transport for London, leading to data breaches.
- A teenager has been arrested in connection with the TfL cyber-attack.
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9 commentsI think there's a growing problem with digital competency in some of these organisations. TfL in particular have not kept up with the times, and their once revolutionary ticketing infrastructure and software (I say "their", but it's really all just outsourced to Cubic, there's very little in-house expertise or day-to-day ownership when it comes to this stuff) feels quite dated now.
Makes it sound like the message itself was 'terrorist'. Also abhor the fact that we're never trusted with being able to see the actual source content. We MUST be told what we should think about it by 3rd parties.
Should result in slightly improved performance :-P
(Actually, to be fair, some of those stations have working and viable wifi. Only some have wifi where connection simply doesn't work - and by this I mean consistently over a couple of years.)
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