The wi-fi has been hacked at 19 UK railway stations to display a message about terror attacks. Network Rail confirmed that the wi-fi systems at stations including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central were affected.
People reported logging on to the wi-fi at the stations on Wednesday and being met with a screen about terror attacks in Europe. Telent, the third party which provides the wi-fi for Network Rail, confirmed it was aware of the “security incident” and was “investigating with Network Rail and other stakeholders”.
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Source: BBC News
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