UK train stations display terrorism message after major cyber-security incident

Several major UK train stations appear to be showing terrorism-related 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’, which contains Islamophobic messages and details of several terrorist attacks which have taken place in the UK, including the 2017 Manchester Bombing.

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.

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.’

As of 9pm, the incident is still believed to be ongoing.

A British Transport Police spokesperson said: ‘We are aware of a cyber-attack that affected some Network Rail Wi-Fi services, reported to us at around 5.03pm today (25 September). We are working with Network Rail to investigate the incident.’

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