The system, managed by communications group Telent, was quickly taken offline after passengers said a message was displayed which referred to terror attacks
British police said on Thursday they had launched an investigation into a cyberattack after passengers at the country’s major railway stations saw an Islamophobic message when they tried to use WiFi services.
“We received reports at around 5:03 p.m. yesterday of a cyberattack displaying Islamophobic messaging on some Network Rail WiFi services,” British Transport Police said.across the country after the killing of three young girls, an attack which was initially falsely blamed on an Islamist migrant following online misinformation.
Network Rail, the group which manages tracks and train hubs, said the WiFi remained offline on Thursday following the incident at 19 stations including London Bridge and London Euston as well as Manchester Piccadilly and Edinburgh Waverley. It said an unauthorized change had been made to the Network Rail landing page, provided by Global Reach, from a legitimate administrator account.
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