The hack paralyzed the WI-FI networks of the country’s most important stations and passengers found pages that said: “We love you, Europe.” The texts continued with a series of terrorist attacks in Europe.
The UK Railway Network reported this Thursday that it is investigating an “incident of cyber attack” that paralyzed WI-FI networks in some of the largest railway stations in the country.
The passengers tried to connect to WI-FI at stations including Manchester, Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central and at 11 terminals, where on Wednesday night they came across a page saying “We love you, Europe“.
The message continued with another text in against islamand listed a series of terrorist attacks in Europe, according to local media reports.
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Transport for London
The Railway Networkwhich operates these stations, indicated in a release that the WI-FI service, provided by a third party company, was suspended and that no passenger data had been captured. The service “is autonomous and works with a simple click to connect but does not collect any personal data,” the statement added.
The company indicated that a complete investigationaccording to the Xinhua news agency, to detect the incident that caused problems in the networks of the country’s main train stations.
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The incident takes place after a cyber attack similar at the beginning of September directed against Transport for Londonwhich manages the London bus system, which breached the personal information of some 5,000 clients.
Although the services functioned normally and were not directly affected, the company restricted access to live trip data, in applications and services for customers, such as card records, travel histories and more, while they were in charge of solving the problem.
“We can assure customers that once they are available, they will be able to see their complete travel history and correct incomplete trips or maximum fares,” explained a Transport for London spokesperson. Following the investigation, one person was detained but later released on bail without charges being filed.
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