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How one man sowed panic throughout the country.
In the UK, passengers at 19 railway stations saw reports of terrorist attacks when connecting to public Wi-Fi. The hacker attack is related to the internal account of the Internet service provider.
Messages appeared on the screens of users connected to a Wi-Fi network operated by Network Rail. The service is supported by the contractor Telent, and the Internet is provided by Global Reach Technology.
Telent said the incident was an act of cybervandalism that occurred on the Global Reach network. The situation was not caused by network security issues or a technical failure. Telent is now working with Network Rail, Global Reach, and transportation police to fix the problem, and plans to restore Wi-Fi by the end of the week.
One of the users, having connected to Wi-Fi at one of the stations, saw messages on the screen with details of terrorist attacks in the UK and Europe, with photos from news reports. "The screen lit up with strange warnings and pop-ups", he said. "I started to panic – what if it was something dangerous?"
A Network Rail spokesperson confirmed the cyber incident and said the attack could have affected other organizations, not just train stations. The Wi-Fi service has been suspended for the duration of the investigation.
The British Transport Police detained an employee of Global Reach Technology suspected of involvement in the attack. The arrested man is accused of "abusing access" to Wi-Fi services at some stations. Information about the identity of the suspect was not disclosed.
Telent said that the hack occurred due to an unauthorized change to the landing page through an administrator account. The British Transport Police stressed that the personal data of passengers was probably not compromised.
In September, British intelligence agencies arrested a 17-year-old teenager in connection with a cyberattack on the Transport for London (TfL) system, which occurred on September 1. The detention took place in the city of Walsall on September 5 as part of an investigation into an incident that threatened London's transport infrastructure.
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In the UK, passengers at 19 railway stations saw reports of terrorist attacks when connecting to public Wi-Fi. The hacker attack is related to the internal account of the Internet service provider.
Messages appeared on the screens of users connected to a Wi-Fi network operated by Network Rail. The service is supported by the contractor Telent, and the Internet is provided by Global Reach Technology.
Telent said the incident was an act of cybervandalism that occurred on the Global Reach network. The situation was not caused by network security issues or a technical failure. Telent is now working with Network Rail, Global Reach, and transportation police to fix the problem, and plans to restore Wi-Fi by the end of the week.
One of the users, having connected to Wi-Fi at one of the stations, saw messages on the screen with details of terrorist attacks in the UK and Europe, with photos from news reports. "The screen lit up with strange warnings and pop-ups", he said. "I started to panic – what if it was something dangerous?"
A Network Rail spokesperson confirmed the cyber incident and said the attack could have affected other organizations, not just train stations. The Wi-Fi service has been suspended for the duration of the investigation.
The British Transport Police detained an employee of Global Reach Technology suspected of involvement in the attack. The arrested man is accused of "abusing access" to Wi-Fi services at some stations. Information about the identity of the suspect was not disclosed.
Telent said that the hack occurred due to an unauthorized change to the landing page through an administrator account. The British Transport Police stressed that the personal data of passengers was probably not compromised.
In September, British intelligence agencies arrested a 17-year-old teenager in connection with a cyberattack on the Transport for London (TfL) system, which occurred on September 1. The detention took place in the city of Walsall on September 5 as part of an investigation into an incident that threatened London's transport infrastructure.
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