A cyber attack has hit public wifi at some of the biggest railways stations in the country. Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street and 11 stations in London have all been affected by the attack on Wednesday which saw passengers trying to log on seeing messages about terror attacks in Europe, according to reports. Network Rail, which manages the stations, has suspended wifi services at stations across the country following what it described as a “cyber security incident”.
The only Network Rail-managed station not affected was St Pancras. A Network Rail spokesperson said: “We are currently dealing with a cyber security incident affecting the public wifi at Network Rail’s managed stations. “British Transport Police are investigating the incident.
“This service is provided via a third party and has been suspended while an investigation is under way.” British Transport Police said: “We received reports at around 5.03pm yesterday (September 25) of a cyber attack displaying Islamophobic messaging on some Network Rail wifi services.
“We are working alongside Network Rail to investigate the incident at pace.” Telent, the third-party firm which provides wifi for Network Rail, said it was also investigating the incident. “We are aware of the cybersecurity incident affecting the public wifi at Network Rail’s managed stations and are investigating with Network Rail and other stakeholders,” a company spokesperson said.
“We have been informed there is an on.
