A full list of 19 train stations where commuters are receiving cyber terrorism warnings
Several major UK train stations appear to be showing Islamophobic messages after being hacked in a major ‘cyber-security’ incident.
London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly and 11 other stations managed by Network Rail appear to have had their Wi-Fi hacked by a third party.
Those attempting to log into Network Rail’s service have been met with a webpage titled ‘we love you, Europe’, followed by Islamophobic messages and details of several terrorist attacks which have taken place in the UK, including the 2017 Manchester Bombing.
The Wi-Fi is still down this morning and an investigation has been launched.
It was understood that other organisations have been impacted too, but the Wi-Fi provider Telent has denied this.
No personal data has been affected, Metro understands, but enquiries are ongoing.
Other stations hit by the hack are London Victoria, Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central, Leeds City, Liverpool Lime Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Edinburgh Waverley, Reading and Guildford.
List of affected stations
The cyber incident is affecting 19 stations.
- Birmingham New Street
- Bristol Temple Meads
- Edinburgh Waverley
- Glasgow Central
- Guildford
- Leeds
- Liverpool Lime Street
- London Bridge
- London Cannon Street
- London Charing Cross
- London Clapham Junction
- London Euston
- London King’s Cross
- London Liverpool Street
- London Paddington
- London Victoria
- London Waterloo
- Manchester Piccadilly
- Reading
St Pancras station is unaffected, Network Rail said.
It was first understood that 20 stations were affected, but Network Rail has since confirmed that 19 Network Rail-managed stations are affected.
The third-party provider of Wi-Fi at the stations has been confirmed as Telent.
A Network Rail spokesperson said: ‘We are currently dealing with a cyber security incident affecting the public Wi-Fi at Network Rail’s managed stations. This service is provided via a third party and has been suspended while an investigation is underway.’
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: ‘We received reports at around 5.03pm yesterday (25 September) of a cyber-attack displaying Islamophobic messaging on some Network Rail Wi-Fi services.
‘We are working alongside Network Rail to investigate the incident at pace.’
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