A widespread cyber-attack has hit at least 19 major railway stations across Britain, disrupting public wi-fi services for passengers on Thursday.
Among the stations affected are some of the country’s busiest hubs, including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street, and Glasgow Central, according to reports from Network Rail.
Other impacted stations include prominent locations such as Bristol Temple Meads, Edinburgh Waverley, Leeds, Guildford, and Reading.
The attack also targeted ten key stations in London, specifically Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Clapham Junction, Euston, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Paddington, Victoria, and Waterloo.
The British Transport Police have opened an investigation after passengers attempting to access wi-fi at these stations reported encountering alarming messages referencing terror attacks across Europe.
The compromised wi-fi services were managed by Telent, a third-party provider responsible for various critical infrastructure systems across the UK.
Telent’s involvement spans multiple sectors, providing digital infrastructure services to organizations like Openreach, Transport for London, National Highways, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and the NHS Ambulance Radio Programme.
In a disturbing twist, social media users revealed that the hacked wi-fi landing page displayed the message, “We love you, Europe,” alongside details of terror incidents.
By Thursday morning, the wi-fi at the affected stations remained offline as authorities and Telent worked to address the breach.
